The South Spencer Rebels will take on the Forest Park Rangers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
South Spencer took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Friday. They walked away with a 27-16 victory over Pike Central. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Rebels as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Forest Park). They blew past Mt. Vernon 48-20 at home last Friday. Considering the Rangers have won three matchups by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Forest Park's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jaxon Lueken, who rushed for 166 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. That's the most rushing yards Lueken has posted since back in October of 2023. Another rusher making a difference was Tyler Fetter, who rushed for 127 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Forest Park was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 398 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
South Spencer's victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-3. As for Forest Park, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1.
South Spencer might still be hurting after the 44-22 loss they got from Forest Park in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lueken, who rushed for 186 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also picked up 30 receiving yards. Now that South Spencer knows 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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