Forest Hills has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Anson Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Forest Hills is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Parkwood for the full four quarters, racking up a 50-7 victory. With the Yellow Jackets ahead 34-7 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Forest Hills had a senior duo take command as Zach Dillworth threw for 322 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes and Rodney Smith rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. Those 322 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Dillworth.
Forest Hills didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Smith and Jerel Bolder. Bolder also hauled in two receiving touchdowns, which is notable because Forest Hills is undefeated when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.
Anson never got on the board in their matchup last Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against West Stanly last Friday. They blew past the Colts 38-15. Given the Bearcats' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 152nd, while the Colts are ranked 330th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Anson had a senior duo take command as Kendrick Maye gained 204 total yards and three touchdowns and Jazear Griffin rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries.
Forest Hills has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Anson, they pushed their record up to 5-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Forest Hills has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 149 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Anson struggles in that department as they've been averaging 198.8. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything went Forest Hills' way against Anson in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, as Forest Hills made off with a 28-7 victory. In that match, Forest Hills amassed a halftime lead of 21-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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