Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Russellville). They walked away with a 45-38 victory over the Southside Mavericks on Friday. The win was some much needed relief for the Cyclones as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Southside lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Blake Forsgren, who threw for 367 yards and four touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Forsgren has become a key player for Southside: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least 250 passing yards, but 1-4 otherwise. 144 of Forsgren's passing yards were hauled in by Jayden Webb, who also brought in two receiving touchdowns.
The victory got Russellville back to even at 4-4. As for Southside, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-5.
Russellville will square off against Greenbrier at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Southside, they will welcome Greenwood at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Greenwood will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something Southside surely won't give up without a fight.
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