The Forest Hills Yellow Jackets are taking a road trip to take on the Piedmont Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Piedmont took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Forest Hills, who comes in off a win.
Forest Hills will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up nine points last Friday, then bounced right back against West Stanly on Thursday. Forest Hills was the clear victor by a 35-9 margin over West Stanly. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-3.
Zach Dillworth was the offensive standout of the contest as he threw for 301 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per attempt. A healthy portion of that aerial production (114 yards to be exact) went to Kemarion Massey.
Meanwhile, Piedmont fell victim to Anson and their airtight defense on Thursday. They were dealt a 45-0 loss at the hands of the Bearcats. The defeat continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Bearcats: they've now lost three in a row.
Forest Hills has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. As for Piedmont, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Everything came up roses for Forest Hills against Piedmont in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 45-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Forest Hills since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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