The Forest Hills Yellow Jackets are on the road again on Friday to play the Parkwood Wolf Pack at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Forest Hills' defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Piedmont on the road to the tune of 49-0. That 49 point margin sets a new team best for the Yellow Jackets this season.
Zach Dillworth had a dynamite game for Forest Hills, throwing for 287 yards and four touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes. Rodney Smith was in the mix too, providing Forest Hills with two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Parkwood). They claimed a resounding 46-13 victory over West Stanly on the road. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Wolf Pack as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Parkwood to victory, but perhaps none more so than Emmett Evans, who threw for 382 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 15.3 yards per attempt. Anwar Bit did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 104 receiving yards.
Forest Hills has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Parkwood, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-6.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the trenches. Forest Hills has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 147.9 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Parkwood, though, as they've been averaging only 66. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Everything came up roses for Forest Hills against Parkwood when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 42-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Forest Hills since the squad 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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