After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Sachse, Naaman Forest was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They put the hurt on the South Garland Titans with a sharp 39-14 win. Considering the Rangers have won four contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of Naaman Forest's victory came down to the chemistry between DeAngelo Perales and his top target Braylon Deal. Perales threw for 312 yards and five touchdowns while completing 75.9% of his passes while Deal picked up 164 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Jaydon Anderson helped Perales out on the ground, rushing for 76 yards and a touchdown.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Naaman Forest's defense and their 3.5 sacks. Leading the way was Caden Key with two. Naaman Forest is 2-1 when Key posts one or more sacks, but 3-4 otherwise.
Naaman Forest was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 265 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 155 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Naaman Forest's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-5. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 27.5 points. As for South Garland, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-7.
Naaman Forest will face off against Longview at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Longview will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Naaman Forest surely won't give up without a fight. South Garland does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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