West Forsyth is 2-8 against East Forsyth since September of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The West Forsyth Titans will head out to challenge the East Forsyth Eagles at 7:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as West Forsyth comes in on five and East Forsyth on nine.
West Forsyth is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past R.J. Reynolds, posting a 56-20 victory. Given the Titans' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 11th, while the Demons are ranked 111th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Riley Horton, who threw for 206 yards and four touchdowns on only 18 passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Another reason for the win was West Forsyth's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. In that department, Kale Vest was the leader with two. West Forsyth got some further help from Keith Taylor: he picked up a sack, made six total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
West Forsyth was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 267 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 184 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, East Forsyth really took it to Glenn for the full four quarters, racking up a 49-6 win. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matches by 35 points or more this season.
East Forsyth's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Bryce Baker, who threw for 224 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes, and Cannen Rottweiler, who rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown. Those 95 rushing yards gave Rottweiler a new career-high. Joziah Nicholson made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
West Forsyth's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2. As for East Forsyth, their record is now 9-0.
Friday's contest will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Horton and Baker. Horton has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 132.4 passing yards and has 13 passing touchdowns on the season. For his part, Baker has averaged 265.8 passing yards and has 28 passing touchdowns on the season.
West Forsyth came up short against East Forsyth when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 45-35. Can West Forsyth avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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