The East Forsyth Broncos will take on the Eastside Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
On Friday, East Forsyth beat Walnut Grove 10-3. The win continues a trend for the Broncos in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now won three in a row.
Meanwhile, Eastside entered their matchup against North Oconee on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Eagles were just a hair shy of victory and fell 14-13 to the Titans. The game marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
East Forsyth will have to contain Payton Shaw as he made an impact in Eastside's last game. He threw for 130 yards and two TDs. Shaw's passing game has become a key predictor of Eastside's success: the team is 2-1 when his passer rating is 110 or higher, but only 2-3 otherwise. 80 of Shaw's passing yards were hauled in by Jace Taylor.
East Forsyth's victory bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Eastside, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
East Forsyth took a serious blow against Eastside in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, falling 42-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Shaw, who threw for 225 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes. Now that the Broncos know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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