Football Preview: East Forsyth Eagles vs. West Forsyth Titans
East Forsyth is 8-2 against West Forsyth since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The East Forsyth Eagles will face off against the West Forsyth Titans at 7:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
West Forsyth is hoping to do what Glenn couldn't on Friday: put an end to East Forsyth's winning streak, which now stands at nine games. East Forsyth simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Glenn 49-6. With the Eagles ahead 42-0 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
East Forsyth can attribute much of their success to Bryce Baker, who threw for 224 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes, and Cannen Rottweiler, who rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Rottweiler a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Corey Blair, who rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
Another reason for the win was East Forsyth's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Ke'Moir Pouncey was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask West Forsyth). They blew past R.J. Reynolds 56-20 on Friday. Winning may never get old, but the Titans sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Riley Horton was his usual excellent self, throwing for 206 yards and four touchdowns on only 18 passes, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
West Forsyth was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 267 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 184 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
East Forsyth's win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-0. As for West Forsyth, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. East Forsyth has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 298.9 passing yards per game. West Forsyth, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 211.1 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
East Forsyth was able to grind out a solid win over West Forsyth in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 45-35. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was West Forsyth's Caman Chaplin, who rushed for 283 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry, and also picked up 56 receiving yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for East Forsyth to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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