Football Preview: Pahokee Blue Devils vs. Forest Hill Falcons
The Pahokee Blue Devils will take on the Forest Hill Falcons at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 43-8, which was the final score in Pahokee's tilt against Cardinal Newman two weeks ago. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 183rd, while the Crusaders are ranked 21st).
Meanwhile, Forest Hill has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 9.5 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Friday. They lost 38-16 to Royal Palm Beach. The Falcons gained 70 more yards on the day, but it was the Wildcats that made the best use of them.
Asher Storey put forth a good effort for the losing side as he picked up 50 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 35 yards.
Even if they lost, Forest Hill's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Kavin Walker was especially locked on to Royal Palm Beach's QB and sacked him twice.
Pahokee dropped their record down to 2-2 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Forest Hill, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
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