Two dominant signal callers in Ryne Sheppard and Caiden Kernaghan are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Maroa-Forsyth Trojans will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the St. Teresa Bulldogs at 1:00 p.m. Maroa-Forsyth will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Friday, Maroa-Forsyth got the win against New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly by a conclusive 43-22. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won eight matchups by 21 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Sheppard, who threw for 217 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushed for 43 yards. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Zach Smith was another key player, picking up 114 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, St. Teresa's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They had to suffer through a 55-7 loss at the hands of Highland. Having soared to a lofty 38 points in the game before, St. Teresa couldn't push the score so high this time.
Maroa-Forsyth's victory bumped their record up to 8-1. As for St. Teresa, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Maroa-Forsyth has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 291.9 passing yards per game. St. Teresa, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 227.7 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Saturday? There's only one way to find out.
Maroa-Forsyth came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Teresa when the teams last played back in November of 2018, sneaking past 16-14. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was St. Teresa's Jacardia Wright, who rushed for 172 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be easier for Maroa-Forsyth to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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