Football Preview: East Surry Cardinals vs. Forbush Falcons
After four games on the road, East Surry is heading back home. They will host the Forbush Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. East Surry will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
East Surry is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Wilkes Central 61-14 on the road on Friday. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 145th, while the Eagles are ranked 348th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Troy Watson, who rushed for 193 yards and four touchdowns on only ten carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris George, who rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown.
Another reason for the win was East Surry's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Lucas Chappel was especially locked on to Wilkes Central's QB and sacked him twice. Chappel also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, East Surry was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 449 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Forbush came into Friday's contest having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They won a game that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Elkin 22-21.
The critical scores for Forbush came from Alex Clevenger, Joseph Barnes, Hayden Bales, and Skylar Kimber.
East Surry now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Forbush, their victory bumped their record up to 2-5.
Everything came up roses for East Surry against Forbush when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 42-12 win. Will East Surry repeat their success, or does Forbush have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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