Forest was able to grind out a solid victory over
Leake Central, winning 16 - 8.
Leake Central got off to a sluggish start, posting zero total points in the first half. That put it down 9 - 0. The offense improved in the second half (eight points), but the upturn was too little too late.
Senior Ranauldrick Murrell and junior Jacob Brooks were the main playmakers for Forest as Murrell picked up 53 yards on the ground and Brooks split the defense to the tune of 97 yards.
The win got Forest up to 4-2. The defeat brought Leake Central down to 4-2.
Both Forest and Leake Central will be guarding their home fields in their upcoming games. Forest will square off against Choctaw Central this Friday at 7:00 PM. This meeting makes it back-to-back home games for Forest. As for Leake Central, it will face off against Kosciusko Friday at 7:00 PM.
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