Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mt. Zion). They blew past the Forest Park Panthers 45-0 on Wednesday. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by 26 points or more this season.
Mt. Zion was led to victory by Emeri Echols and Makayla Juhan. Echols rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns, while Juhan picked up 70 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Those 95 rushing yards gave Echols a new career-high.
The victory was the ninth in a row for Mt. Zion, bringing their record for this year to 9-4. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 26.2 points per game. As for Forest Park, they dropped their record down to 0-9 with the loss, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Coincidentally, Mt. Zion and Forest Park will both be playing Banneker the next time they take the field. Mt. Zion will host Banneker at 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday, while Forest Park will play them later in the day, at 5:00 p.m.
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