The Forest Park Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the M.L. King Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
On Friday, Forest Park came up short against Pace Academy and fell 23-13. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Forest Park had strong showings from Deanthony Favors, who picked up 51 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and Andre Turnipseed, who picked up 74 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, after only seven points in their last game, M.L. King made sure to put some points up on the board against Drew on Friday. The Lions blew past Drew 48-14. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 141st, while Drew are ranked 428th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
The victory was the third in a row for M.L. King, bringing their record up to 8-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 6.7 points on average over those games. As for Forest Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Forest Park took a serious blow against M.L. King in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, falling 61-14. Can the Panthers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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