After two games on the road, Forest Park is heading back home. They will host the Lake Linden-Hubbell Lakes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Forest Park's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Thursday's struggle, when North Dickinson offense got past them. Forest Park blew past North Dickinson 53-32 last Thursday. Fans of the Trojans have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Forest Park's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Grayson Sundell led the charge by rushing for 123 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. Sundell's longest rush was for an impressive 57 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Vic Giuliani was another key player, rushing for 60 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Forest Park was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 362 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Lake Linden-Hubbell earned a 40-30 victory over Newberry on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lakes.
Forest Park's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Lake Linden-Hubbell, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Forest Park might still be hurting after the 27-6 loss they got from Lake Linden-Hubbell in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will Forest Park have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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