The Forbush Falcons will venture away from home to face off against the North Surry Greyhounds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Forbush is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Forbush will head out to face North Surry after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Forbush took a 20-12 hit to the loss column at the hands of West Wilkes.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Tyler Winters, who threw for 238 yards and two touchdowns. A healthy portion of that aerial production (109 yards to be exact) went to Joseph Barnes, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the contest if you win every quarter, and that was precisely North Surry's strategy against Wilkes Central on Friday. Everything went North Surry's way against Wilkes Central as North Surry made off with a 47-21 victory. Given the Greyhounds' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 151st, while the Eagles are ranked 343rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Zamarri Sweatman continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 327 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.9 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Fisher Leftwich, who picked up 134 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, North Surry was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 341 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Forbush's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for North Surry, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Forbush might still be hurting after the 55-29 loss they got from North Surry in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Forbush avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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