A win for Forestburg just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against the Gold-Burg Bears, falling 56-8. The Longhorns haven't had much luck with the Bears recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Gold-Burg's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Keelyn Case, who picked up 39 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Case a new career-high in rushing yards. Another rusher making a difference was Jayton Epperson, who rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries.
Forestburg's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Gold-Burg, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 5-4 record this season.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Fannindel the next time they take the field. Gold-Burg will host Fannindel at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, while Forestburg will head out to face them at 7:30 p.m. on November 7th.
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