On Friday, East Forsyth faced West Forsyth in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The East Forsyth Eagles managed a 48-42 win over the West Forsyth Titans. The Eagles' victory was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead East Forsyth to victory, but perhaps none more so than Bryce Baker, who threw for 237 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 103 yards on only 11 carries. The dominant performance gave Baker a new career-high in rushing yards. Corey Blair also helped out as he racked up 101 rushing yards.
Another reason for the win was East Forsyth's imposing defensive line, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Nathan Stewart was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. He has been hot for a while, having also posted five or more total tackles the last 11 times he's played. Ke'Moir Pouncey was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making ten total tackles (4.0 for loss).
East Forsyth was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 302 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive matches.
When it comes to explaining why West Forsyth lost, don't look at Riley Horton. Despite the final result, he rushed for 166 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry, and also threw for 201 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 passes. 84 of Horton's passing yards were hauled in by Hunter Cruise.
East Forsyth's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-0. As for West Forsyth, they moved to 7-3 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak.
As of now, neither East Forsyth nor West Forsyth have any future games scheduled.
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