The Alpharetta Raiders are taking a road trip to square off against the West Forsyth Wolverines at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Alpharetta is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Alpharetta came up short against North Forsyth and fell 24-14.
Meanwhile, while it was West Forsyth who put the first points on the board on Friday, it was North Atlanta who put up more. West Forsyth took a 28-24 hit to the loss column at the hands of North Atlanta. The Wolverines' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Despite the loss, West Forsyth got top-tier performance from Foster Orris, who rushed for 159 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 36 receiving yards. That's the most rushing yards Orris has posted since back in August.
Even though they lost, West Forsyth was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 235 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Alpharetta's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for West Forsyth, their loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 6-3.
Alpharetta didn't have too much breathing room in their match against West Forsyth when the teams last played back in September of 2015, but they still walked away with a 43-39 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was West Forsyth's Austin Reid, who picked up 156 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Alpharetta to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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