Parkland hasn't had much luck against West Forsyth recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Parkland Mustangs will take on the West Forsyth Titans at 7:00 p.m. Parkland will be strutting in after a win while West Forsyth will be coming in after a defeat.
Two weeks ago, Parkland didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Glenn, but they still walked away with a 14-9 victory.
The critical scores for Parkland came from Jason Day Jr and Kiwion Covert.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Parkland's defense and their six sacks. In that department, Scott (Tre) Walker Iii was the leader with three. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 5.8 total tackles per game.
Meanwhile, West Forsyth faced Mount Tabor in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. West Forsyth took a 27-17 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mount Tabor. The Titans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
West Forsyth's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Jailyn Moore, who picked up 116 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Riley Horton, who threw for 130 yards and a touchdown.
West Forsyth's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as AJ Blue, Vanderlei Baldwin, and Baldwin picked up one apiece.
Parkland's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for West Forsyth, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Parkland was taken down by West Forsyth 56-9 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Parkland, Caman Chaplin (who rushed for 253 yards and four touchdowns on only nine 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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