The Forney Jackrabbits will play host again on Friday to welcome the North Forney Falcons, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Forney is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Boswell 49-16 at home on Friday. Given the Jackrabbits' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 66th, while the Pioneers are ranked 516th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Javian Osborne was his usual excellent self, rushing for 114 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, while also picking up 49 receiving yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 114 rushing yards. DJ Page was another key player, picking up 105 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, North Forney made easy work of Lake Ridge on Friday and carried off a 49-24 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Falcons.
Legend Bey was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 240 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 229 yards and a touchdown on only 19 passes. His longest rush was for an incredible 70 yards. Another player making a difference was Kellen Sanders, who rushed for 194 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.2 yards per carry.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: North Forney was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 501 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 248 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
The win got Forney back to even at 2-2. As for North Forney, the victory also got them back to even at 2-2.
Forney was able to grind out a solid win over North Forney in their previous meeting back in September of 2021, winning 15-7. Will Forney repeat their success, or does North Forney have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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