Pine Forest's game last Saturday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They walked away with a 61-49 win over the Gray's Creek Bears. For the Trojans, this counts as revenge for the 56-35 loss the Bears walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2023.
Gray's Creek's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Zeek Reed, who rushed for 243 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 13.5 yards per carry, and also picked up 73 receiving yards and a touchdown. Reed's longest rush was for an incredible 72 yards. Alphonso Myers was another key rusher, rushing for 170 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries.
Pine Forest's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Gray's Creek, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
After each having a week off, Pine Forest and Westover will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on September 20th. Westover will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Pine Forest surely won't give up without a fight. As for Gray's Creek, they will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Purnell Swett at 7:30 p.m. on September 20th. Hopefully Purnell Swett focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four last Saturday.
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