After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Mays, Forest Park was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They walked away with a 34-21 victory over Drew. Considering the Panthers' offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
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On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Forest Park's defense and their three sacks. In that department, Jody Fleming was the leader with two. He has become a key player for Forest Park: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least one sack, but 0-3 otherwise.
Despite the loss, Drew still got an impressive performance from John Fair III, who threw for 223 yards and one TD, and also rushed for 71 yards on only eight carries.
Forest Park's win was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 2-4. As for Drew, their loss was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-7.
Coming up, Forest Park will take on Jackson at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Jaguars' defense has only allowed 10.6 points per game this season, so the Panthers' offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Drew, they will square off against Creekside at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Drew will need to watch out since the Seminoles have now posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
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