The North Forsyth Vikings will face off against the Morehead Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
North Forsyth's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 27-0 win over T.W. Andrews on the road. The result was nothing new for the Vikings, who have now won three games by 26 points or more so far this season.
Amare Mitchell went supernova for North Forsyth, rushing for 58 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 94 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Morehead, who bounced back after a loss on the road on October 4th. They came out on top against T.W. Andrews by a score of 24-14 last Friday.
Morehead can attribute much of their success to Braxton Carter, who rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns. Carter has become a key player for Morehead: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 0-5 otherwise.
Morehead didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Dequay Matthews and Quentin McNebb. The dominant performance also gave Matthews a new career-high in rushing yards.
North Forsyth's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-5. As for Morehead, their win ended an eight-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-6.
North Forsyth strolled past Morehead in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 14-0. Does North Forsyth have another victory up their sleeve, or will Morehead turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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