West Forsyth has gone 7-2 against Mount Tabor recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. After each having a week off, both will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:00 p.m.
West Forsyth is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Carolina's top teams: Weddington, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (West Forsyth was ranked 16th). West Forsyth had to suffer through a 48-13 loss at the hands of Weddington. The Titans haven't had much luck with the Warriors recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
The losing side was boosted by CJ Blevins, who rushed for 113 yards on only 14 carries.
Meanwhile, Mount Tabor was fully in charge two weeks ago, breezing past Page 48-6 at home. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Pirates are ranked 99th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lane Albright was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also threw for 187 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another big playmaker for Mount Tabor was Snook Peterkin, who returned a punt for a touchdown.
Having lost for the first time this season, West Forsyth fell to 2-1. As for Mount Tabor, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 2-1.
West Forsyth took their victory against Mount Tabor when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 40-14. In that contest, West Forsyth amassed a halftime lead of 20-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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