Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington entered their game against Maroa-Forsyth on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington Trojans were dealt a 57-16 defeat at the hands of the Maroa-Forsyth Trojans. The contest marked Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington's lowest-scoring match so far this season.
It was another big night for Ryne Sheppard, who threw for 391 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries for Maroa-Forsyth. The dominant performance gave Sheppard a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Mitch Williams, who picked up 161 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
This is the second loss in a row for Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington and nudges their season record down to 3-2. As for Maroa-Forsyth, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington will venture away from home to square off against Seneca at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Seneca knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington likes a good challenge. As for Maroa-Forsyth, they are on the road again on Friday to play Pittsfield at 7:00 p.m. Maroa-Forsyth is facing Pittsfield at the right time seeing as Pittsfield is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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