Forest Park has gone 7-0 against Ontonagon recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Forest Park Trojans will challenge the Ontonagon Gladiators at 6:00 p.m. Forest Park knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven games -- so hopefully Ontonagon likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, Forest Park took their match at home with ease, bagging a 58-8 victory over Wright. Fans of the Trojans have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Grayson Sundell continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 103 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making two total tackles. Another player making a difference was Nikolas Stephens, who gained 46 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Forest Park was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 259 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 183 rushing yards in seven consecutive contests.
Forest Park's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB six times. In that department, Stephens was the leader with three sacks.
Meanwhile, Ontonagon entered their matchup against North Central on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Ontonagon took a blow against North Central, falling 78-43. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (32), the Gladiators still had to take the loss.
Forest Park's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Ontonagon, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-3 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Forest Park against Ontonagon when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 48-13 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Forest Park 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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