Forest has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Lake Minneola Hawks at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Forest is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell 38-27 to South Lake on Friday.
Despite the loss, Forest saw an underclassman step up: Caleb Sanford threw for 340 yards on 22 of 36 attempts, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground. Those 340 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Sanford. Desean Freeman was Sanford's top target, picking up 141 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, a win for Lake Minneola just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against South Sumter, falling 42-21.
Forest dropped their record down to 1-5 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Lake Minneola, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Forest was dealt a bruising 63-33 defeat at the hands of Lake Minneola in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will Forest have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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