Forest Hill has been away from home for three games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Pearl River Central Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m.
Things were looking good for Forest Hill after they put the first points on the board on Thursday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They took a hard 36-20 fall against Callaway. That's two games in a row now that the Patriots have lost by exactly 16 points.
Meanwhile, Pearl River Central came into Friday's match having lost 13 straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They put the hurt on Bay with a sharp 56-35 win last Friday. With that victory, the Blue Devils brought their scoring average up to 31.6 points per game.
Qorday Russell was his usual excellent self, rushing for 174 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry, and also throwing for 211 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.2 rushing touchdowns per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pearl River Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Forest Hill's defeat was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Pearl River Central, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
Forest Hill came out on top in a nail-biter against Pearl River Central in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, sneaking past 30-27. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Russell, who threw for 222 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 60 yards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Forest Hill still be able to contain Russell? There's only one way to find out.
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