Football Recap: South Forsyth War Eagles vs. Alpharetta Raiders
South Forsyth had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.6 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Alpharetta Raiders a 13-0 shutout. Given the War Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked third, while the Raiders are ranked 95th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The critical scores for South Forsyth came from Mya Wende and Reese Epstein.
South Forsyth didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Sophia Vallianatos and Epstein.
South Forsyth pushed their record up to 13-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 6.2 points per game. As for Alpharetta, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6.
South Forsyth will venture away from home to face off against Woodstock at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (South Forsyth: 8.5, Woodstock: 9) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Alpharetta, they will face off against North Atlanta at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Alpharetta's defense has only allowed 10.8 points per game this season, so North Atlanta's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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