The Forest Bearcats are taking a road trip to take on the Mendenhall Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Forest will be coming into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
Last Friday, Forest humbled Scott Central with a 37-7 victory. Fans of the Bearcats have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Javarious Lofton was his usual excellent self, rushing for 72 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, while also throwing for 146 yards and a touchdown while completing 72.7% of his passes. Lazarick Brown was Lofton's top target, picking up 100 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Mendenhall, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 24-21 win over Harrison Central on Friday. The Tigers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Forest pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Mendenhall, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Forest came up short against Mendenhall when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 32-22. Thankfully for Forest, Tayton James (who threw for 170 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 183 yards on only 14 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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