North Gaston hasn't had much luck against Forestview recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The North Gaston Wildcats' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Forestview Jaguars at 7:30 p.m. North Gaston will be strutting in after a win while Forestview will be coming in after a loss.
Forestview better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when North Gaston really get things going. North Gaston simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat Cherryville 35-2 on the road.
The critical scores for North Gaston came from Donnavyn Thorne, Keshad Wright, and Kameron Dial.
North Gaston wouldn't let Cherryville keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Seth Mcgaha was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Meanwhile, Forestview was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against East Lincoln, falling 52-26. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 263rd, while the Mustangs are ranked 65th).
Forestview might have lost, but man, Tristan Holt was a machine: he rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also caught a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Holt a new career-high in rushing yards.
North Gaston now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Forestview, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Friday's contest might be decided in the trenches. North Gaston has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 153.3 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Forestview, though, as they've been averaging only 84. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
North Gaston didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Forestview in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 26-20 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Forestview's Christian Holland, who rushed for 154 yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will North Gaston still be able to contain Holland? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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