Parkland hasn't had much luck against East Forsyth recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Parkland Mustangs will square off against the East Forsyth Eagles at 7:00 p.m.
Parkland will head into Friday's contest ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played two weeks ago but unfortunately for them the loss they were handed on Friday was a bit more commanding. They lost 25-3 to R.J. Reynolds. The game marked the Mustangs' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, East Forsyth faced Mount Tabor in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. East Forsyth came out on top against Mount Tabor by a score of 35-28. The Eagles' victory was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
East Forsyth had a senior duo take command as Corey Blair rushed for 118 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries and Bryce Baker threw for 207 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.3% of his passes. Blair really tore up the turf during one magnificent 72-yard run.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, East Forsyth was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 234 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 210 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
This is the second loss in a row for Parkland and nudges their season record down to 3-3. As for East Forsyth, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Parkland took a serious blow against East Forsyth in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 62-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Baker, who threw for 198 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 34 yards. Now that Parkland 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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