On Friday, Mount Tabor faced West Forsyth in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Mount Tabor Spartans came out on top against the West Forsyth Titans by a score of 27-17. Winning may never get old, but the Spartans sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
One reason for the win was Mount Tabor's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. In that department, Divory Puryear was the leader with two. Another thorn in West Forsyth's side was Malik Garrison, who picked up a sack and made seven total tackles (2.0 for loss).
West Forsyth's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Jailyn Moore, who picked up 116 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Riley Horton, who threw for 130 yards and a touchdown.
Mount Tabor's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for West Forsyth, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.
Mount Tabor will take on R.J. Reynolds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (R.J. Reynolds: 13.8, Mount Tabor: 14.2) so any points scored will be well earned. As for West Forsyth, they will be playing at home against Parkland at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Parkland's defense has only allowed 16.2 points per game this season, so West Forsyth's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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