After two games on the road, Forest Park is heading back home. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers challenges the M.L. King Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Forest Park's offense hasn't had much luck over their past three games, but Friday's matchup will give them a chance to turn things around.
Forest Park's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Pace Academy on Friday. They were beaten by the Knights 42-0.
Meanwhile, the third road match was the charm for M.L. King, as they earned their first road win of the season. They blew past Drew 38-13 on Friday. Considering the Lions have won three contests by more than 24 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
M.L. King can attribute much of their success to Jamarcus Harper, who gained 132 total yards and three touchdowns, and Fredrico Jones, who threw for 215 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per attempt.
Forest Park's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for M.L. King, their victory bumped their record up to 3-6.
Forest Park ended up a good deal behind M.L. King in their previous meeting back in October of 2019, losing 18-3. Can Forest Park avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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