A win for Alpharetta just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 49-21 loss at the hands of the West Forsyth Wolverines. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 246th, while the Wolverines are ranked 68th).
Despite the loss, Alpharetta still got an impressive performance from Palmer Mcraney, who threw for 198 yards and two touchdowns. Alpharetta also got a significant boost from Julian Laud, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 92 yards.
West Forsyth's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Foster Orris led the charge by rushing for 126 yards on only five carries. With that strong performance, Orris is now averaging an impressive 101.4 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Max Walraven, who threw for 123 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes.
Alpharetta's defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-9. As for West Forsyth, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Alpharetta does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for West Forsyth, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Brookwood at 7:30 p.m. on November 15th. West Forsyth is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.8 points per game this season.
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