Lambert and North Forsyth are an even 4-4 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Lambert Longhorns will be playing at home against the North Forsyth Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lambert's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They walked away with a 13-0 victory over West Forsyth. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Longhorns.
Lambert got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Cameron Bland out in front who rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. That's the most rushing yards Bland has posted since back in October of 2023.
Lambert's defense stepped up as well, laying out Max Walraven. 5.5 times. Jett Conley was especially locked on to West Forsyth's QB and sacked him twice. Conley also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six. Another thorn in West Forsyth's side was Branson Brooks, who picked up a sack and made ten total tackles in addition to snagging an interception.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Forsyth). They breezed by South Forsyth at home to the tune of 49-14 on Friday. With the Raiders ahead 35-0 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Elijah Seaney had an outrageously good game as he threw for 149 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 38 yards. Darron Parry was another key player, rushing for 56 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: North Forsyth was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 274 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
The victory got Lambert back to even at 2-2. As for North Forsyth, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Lambert strolled past North Forsyth in their previous matchup back in October of 2021 by a score of 26-7. Does Lambert have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Forsyth turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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