Parkland hasn't had much luck against West Forsyth recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Parkland Mustangs will challenge the West Forsyth Titans at 7:00 p.m. Parkland will be strutting in after a win while West Forsyth will be coming in after a loss.
Last Friday, Parkland didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Glenn, but they still walked away with a 14-9 victory.
The critical scores for Parkland came from Jason Day Jr and Kiwion Covert.
One reason for the win was Parkland's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. Scott (Tre) Walker Iii was especially locked on to Glenn's QB and sacked him three times. With that strong performance, Walker Iii is now averaging an impressive 5.8 total tackles per game.
Meanwhile, West Forsyth faced Mount Tabor in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. West Forsyth took a 27-17 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mount Tabor. The Titans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
West Forsyth's defeat 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.
West Forsyth's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as AJ Blue, Vanderlei Baldwin, and Baldwin picked up one apiece.
Parkland's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for West Forsyth, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Parkland took a serious blow against West Forsyth in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 56-9. Thankfully for Parkland, Caman Chaplin (who rushed for 253 yards and four touchdowns on only nine carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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