The Forest Park Rangers will take on the Tecumseh Braves at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Friday, Forest Park lost to Tell City at home by a 41-24 margin. The Rangers have struggled against the Marksmen recently, as their game on Friday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Tecumseh was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 56-0 loss at the hands of Southridge. While losing is never fun, the Braves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 293rd, while the Raiders are ranked 98th).
Forest Park's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-1. As for Tecumseh, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Forest Park beat Tecumseh 28-17 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Tecumseh's Christian Weisgerber, who picked up 82 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 49 yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Forest Park to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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