Football Game Preview: East Forsyth Eagles vs. Parkland Mustangs + How To Watch

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Previous 5 Games

10/11/24 - Home	62-6 W
10/06/23 - Away	62-7 W
10/07/22 - Home	59-0 W
10/11/21 - Away	73-0 W
09/13/19 - Home	46-7 W

East Forsyth has gone a perfect 5-0 against Parkland recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

East Forsyth fought the good fight in their overtime contest against West Forsyth on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 20-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Titans. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Despite the loss, East Forsyth had strong showings from Christian Cepeda, who picked up 159 receiving yards and a pair of scores, and JD Fulp, who threw for 167 yards and two touchdowns. Cepeda showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 69 yards.

While East Forsyth came up short, they sure didn't make it easy for West Forsyth: they limited their QB to completion percentage of just 40%. The team can thank Omaryon Hayes for the heroic effort on defense: he. Sadly, that's becoming something of a trend for East Forsyth; they were averaging 60.9%completion percentage earlier this season, but in their last three games they've fallen to only 60.9%.

Meanwhile, after soaring to 46 points the game before, Parkland was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They lost to R.J. Reynolds at home by a 22-6 margin. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 295th, while the Demons are ranked 118th).

Parkland didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. Jason Day Jr and Keishaun Gregory each grabbed an interception.

Parkland's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for East Forsyth, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.

Everything came up roses for East Forsyth against Parkland when the teams last played back in October of 2024, as the squad secured a 62-6 victory. In that contest, the Eagles amassed a halftime lead of 34-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.