South Forsyth waltzed into their match on Wednesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. Their defense stepped up to hand the Alpharetta Raiders a 13-0 shutout. Given the War Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Raiders are ranked 94th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The critical scores for South Forsyth came from Mya Wende and Reese Epstein.
South Forsyth didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Sophia Vallianatos and Epstein.
South Forsyth's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-2. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 6.2 points per game. As for Alpharetta, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6.
South Forsyth wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 33-13 win against Woodstock on the 11th. As for Alpharetta, they will face off against North Atlanta at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Alpharetta's defense has only allowed 10.8 points per game this season, so North Atlanta's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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