Football Game Preview: North Posey Vikings vs. Forest Park Rangers

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Previous Games

10/04/24 - Away	42-7 W
09/29/23 - Home	41-7 W
10/21/22 - Home	41-27 W
09/30/22 - Away	28-20 W
10/01/21 - Home	34-7 W
+ 5 more games

North Posey is a perfect 10-0 against Forest Park since October of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Vikings will head out to challenge the Rangers at 7:30 p.m. North Posey knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Forest Park likes a good challenge.

If North Posey beats Forest Park with 49 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. The Vikings were the clear victors by a 49-28 margin over South Spencer on Friday. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 21 points or more this season.

North Posey's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Bret Buecher led the charge by rushing for 188 yards and three scores while picking up 9.0 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Schickel, who threw for 304 yards and four touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: North Posey was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 218 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, the third road game was the charm for Forest Park, as they earned their first away win of the season. They walked away with a 34-26 victory over Pike Central on Friday. The Rangers haven't had any issues with the Chargers recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.

The victory got Forest Park back to even at 3-3. As for North Posey, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.

Everything came up roses for North Posey against Forest Park in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 42-7 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was the Rangers' Jaxon Lueken, who rushed for 81 yards and one TD on only 11 carries, and also picked up 49 receiving yards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Vikings still be able to contain Lueken? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.