The North Surry Greyhounds will challenge the Forbush Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. North Surry will be strutting in after a victory while Forbush will be coming in after a defeat.
North Surry is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Wilkes Central: they outscored them in every quarter. North Surry put the hurt on Wilkes Central with a sharp 47-21 win on Friday. Considering the Greyhounds have won three matchups by more than 25 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Zamarri Sweatman was his usual excellent self, rushing for 327 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.9 yards per carry. Another player making a difference was Fisher Leftwich, who picked up 134 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, North Surry was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 341 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Forbush entered their match against West Wilkes on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Forbush took a 20-12 hit to the loss column at the hands of West Wilkes. The Falcons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Tyler Winters, who threw for 238 yards and two touchdowns. Joseph Barnes was Winters' top target, picking up 109 receiving yards and a touchdown.
North Surry's victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-2. As for Forbush, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Everything went North Surry's way against Forbush in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as North Surry made off with a 55-29 win. Does North Surry have another victory up their sleeve, or will Forbush turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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