After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Wylie East, Naaman Forest was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They claimed a resounding 53-13 victory over the North Garland Raiders. With that win, the Rangers brought their scoring average up to 28.8 points per game.
DeAngelo Perales continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 271 yards and five touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes. Braylon Deal was in the mix as well, providing Naaman Forest with two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Naaman Forest's defense and their six sacks. Nehemiah Bradley was especially locked on to North Garland's QB and sacked him twice. Bradley also made six total tackles, which is notable because Naaman Forest is undefeated when he posts at least four total tackles, but 1-4 otherwise.
Naaman Forest was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 244 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 221 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Naaman Forest pushed their record up to 4-4 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for North Garland, they are on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.
Naaman Forest will be playing at home against Sachse at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sachse will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Naaman Forest surely won't give up without a fight. As for North Garland, they will venture away from home to square off against Rowlett at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. North Garland is facing Rowlett at the right time seeing as Rowlett is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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