Forest's game last Wednesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Lake Minneola Hawks a 13-0 shutout.
Emma Johnson
| 04/08/25 @ Lake Minneola | 31 |
| 04/02/25 vs Belleview | 1 |
| 04/01/25 vs Dunnellon | 11 |
| 03/31/25 vs Lake Weir | 3 |
| 03/25/25 vs North Marion | 4 |
| + 2 more games |
Leading Forest to victory were Emma Johnson and Key Black. Johnson gained 83 total yards and a touchdown, while Black threw for 95 yards and a pair of touchdowns. What's more, Johnson racked up 31 rushing yards, the most she's had since back in March.
Forest didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Lake Minneola to a completion percentage of just 50%. The team can thank Nola Willie for the heroic effort on defense: she. Sadly, that's becoming something of a trend for Forest; they were averaging 59.8%completion percentage earlier this season, but in their last three matches they've fallen to only 59.8%.
Forest's defense didn't let Kumari Wright., get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Kenzy Clinker.
Forest has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 4.9 points on average over those games. As for Lake Minneola, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 12-2.
Forest wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 7-0 loss against DeLand on the 16th. As for Lake Minneola, they have also already played their next matchup, a 26-0 victory against Tohopekaliga on the 9th.
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