The South Spencer Rebels will challenge the Forest Park Rangers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
South Spencer took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They walked away with a 27-16 win over Pike Central. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Rebels as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Forest Park). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Mt. Vernon 48-20 at home. The Rangers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 28 points or more this season.
Forest Park's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jaxon Lueken, who rushed for 166 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. That's the most rushing yards Lueken has posted since back in October of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Fetter, who rushed for 127 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Forest Park was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 398 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
South Spencer's victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-3. As for Forest Park, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1.
South Spencer suffered a grim 44-22 defeat to Forest Park in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lueken, who rushed for 186 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also picked up 30 receiving yards. Now that South Spencer knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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