Forest Hills is 1-7 against Bishop Guilfoyle since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Rangers will welcome the Marauders at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average (Forest Hills 13.1, Bishop Guilfoyle 11.6) so any points scored will be well earned.
If Forest Hills beats Bishop Guilfoyle with 21 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. The Rangers beat Central Cambria on Friday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 21-7. Given the Rangers' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 136th, while the Red Devils are ranked 341st) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Forest Hills got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Cam Vitez out in front who picked up 81 receiving yards and two scores. Vitez got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 52 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Myers, who threw for 228 yards and three touchdowns.
Forest Hills' run defense was locked in: Central Cambria could only muster three yards per carry. The team can thank Ed Raptosh for the heroic effort on defense: he. Sadly, that's becoming something of a trend for Forest Hills; they were averaging 5.2yards per carry per game earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've fallen to only 4.1 per game.
Forest Hills didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Logan Moss.
Meanwhile, Bishop Guilfoyle entered their tilt with Bellwood-Antis on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They walked away with a 21-14 win over the Blue Devils.
The critical scores for Bishop Guilfoyle came from Connor Okonak, Jake Kissell, and Tyson Lestochi.
Bishop Guilfoyle's defense made their presence known, laying out Bradyn Partner five times. In that department, Jesse Georgiana was the leader with two sacks.
Forest Hills' victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Bishop Guilfoyle, their win bumped their record up to an identical 6-1.
Forest Hills took a serious blow against Bishop Guilfoyle when the teams last played back in October of 2022, falling 49-7. Can the Rangers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
