Forest Park is 5-0 against Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield] since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Forest Park Trojans will challenge the Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield] Miners at 1:00 p.m. Forest Park knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield] likes a good challenge.
Forest Park is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Lake Linden-Hubbell 59-6 at home on Friday. Fans of the Trojans have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Forest Park got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Grayson Sundell out in front who rushed for 82 yards and two touchdowns. Sundell is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Dax Huuki was another key player, rushing for 80 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries.
Forest Park's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Brody Starr and Nikolas Stephens. What's more, Stephens also racked up 74 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in October of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Forest Park was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 268 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 183 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield] was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Ontonagon 56-21 on the road. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Miners.
Forest Park's victory bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield], they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Everything came up roses for Forest Park against Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield] when the teams last played back in August of 2023, as the team secured a 46-8 win. In that game, Forest Park amassed a halftime lead of 46-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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