Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Forest). They breezed by the Northeast Lauderdale Trojans on the road to the tune of 52-14 on Friday. Fans of the Bearcats have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Forest's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Javarious Lofton, who threw for 178 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes, and also rushed for 38 yards. Lazarick Brown was Lofton's top target, picking up 108 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Forest's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB four times. The heavy lifting was done by Latrell Pace and Tivaung Fulton, who racked up all four sacks between them. Gregory Keeton was another major factor on D, making 15 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Forest was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 207 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 188 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Forest's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Northeast Lauderdale, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Forest will take on Scott Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Scott Central will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Forest surely won't give up without a fight. As for Northeast Lauderdale, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Newton County at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th.
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