It'll be Battle of the Birds when Falcons challenges the Forest Hills Eastern Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, West Catholic and Forest Hills Eastern will really light up the scoreboard.
West Catholic's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Wayland, posting a 38-0 win at home. Considering the Falcons have won three games by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, West Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 332 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Forest Hills Eastern entered their tilt with Spring Lake on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They secured a 34-28 W over the Lakers. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 36th, while the Lakers are ranked 206th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The victory was also the third in a row for West Catholic, bringing their record for this year to 4-2. As for Forest Hills Eastern, their record is now 5-1.
Everything came up roses for West Catholic against Forest Hills Eastern when the teams last played back in August of 2021, as the squad secured a 43-9 win. Does West Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Forest Hills Eastern turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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