The Worthing Colts will head out on the road to square off against the North Forest Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Worthing is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Worthing's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 46-0 win over Kashmere at home. Given the Colts' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 403rd, while the Fighting Rams are ranked 1161st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Vashawn Smith was a one-man wrecking crew for Worthing as he threw for 103 yards and two touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 51 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, North Forest came up short against Wheatley on Friday and fell 39-27. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
North Forest might have lost, but man, Michael Dean was a machine: he rushed for 138 yards and two touchdowns. Backing up that air attack was Lashun Gray, who rushed for 83 yards.
Worthing's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for North Forest, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-2.
Everything came up roses for Worthing against North Forest when the teams last played back in October of 2023 as the squad secured a 41-8 win. In that contest, Worthing amassed a halftime lead of 28-8, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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