Forest Park is 0-10 against Southridge since September of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Forest Park Rangers and the Southridge Raiders are set to duel. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Forest Park earned a 28-21 victory over Pike Central.
Meanwhile, Southridge had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They breezed by the Vikings at home to the tune of 42-0. Considering the Raiders have won six matches by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Justin Leathers was his usual excellent self, rushing for 177 yards and four touchdowns, while also throwing for 28 yards and a touchdown. Those 177 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Noah Wright, who rushed for 103 yards on only 12 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Southridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 349 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 194 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Southridge didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Sam Gasser and Camden Haywood.
Forest Park's win bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Southridge, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.
Forest Park was taken down by Southridge 49-17 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Forest Park, O?Ryan Curry (who rushed for 182 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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