The Forestburg Longhorns will take on the Fannindel Falcons at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Forestburg is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 46 points back in October, they were much more limited against Gold-Burg two weeks ago. They were outmatched by the Bears at home and fell 56-8.
Meanwhile, a win for Fannindel just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Gold-Burg 70-25. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 202nd, while the Bears are ranked 90th).
Noah Butler put forth a good effort for the losing side as he threw for 120 yards and two touchdowns on only ten passes. He didn't just play on offense: he also made five total tackles and defended a pass.
Fannindel wouldn't let Gold-Burg keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Fannindel can thank Gavin Watson and Daylon Powell for forcing all of them.
Fannindel's defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Forestburg, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
Forestburg was dealt a bruising 60-0 defeat at the hands of Fannindel when the teams last played back in October of 2021. Can Forestburg avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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