Forest Hills is 0-9 against Monroe since November of 2015 but things could change on Thursday. The Yellow Jackets will venture away from home to take on the Redhawks at 7:00 p.m. Forest Hills' defense has only allowed 13.8 points per game this season, so Monroe's offense will have their work cut out for them.
On Friday, Forest Hills sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 14-12 victory over Anson. The Yellow Jackets haven't had any issues with the Bearcats recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
The critical scores for Forest Hills came from Kylan Polk and Jorey Taylor.
Meanwhile, Monroe didn't have too much trouble with Mount Pleasant on Friday as they won 39-21. The Redhawks pushed the score to 33-13 by the end of the third, a deficit the Tigers cut but never quite recovered from.
Forest Hills better keep an eye on Jamir Jackson. He was instrumental in Monroe's win, rushing for 146 yards and two scores on only 15 carries. Jackson has become a key player for the Redhawks: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise. Brayden Graceffa was another key player, rushing for 11 yards and one TD.
Monroe didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. Jeremiah Alexander picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown. He got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Forest Hills' record is now 8-1. As for Monroe, their record now sits at 5-3.
Forest Hills suffered a grim 34-9 defeat to Monroe in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. Thankfully for the Yellow Jackets, Kaegan Chambers (who rushed for 108 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only six carries, and also threw for 123 yards and one TD on only ten passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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