Forest Park was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their 17th straight defeat dating back to last season. They were outmatched by the Mt. Zion Bulldogs on the road and fell 45-0. The Panthers lost against the Bulldogs in their previous head to head back in November of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 14-0 score last time.
Leading Mt. Zion to victory were Emeri Echols and Makayla Juhan. Echols rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns, while Juhan picked up 70 receiving yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Echols a new career-high in rushing yards.
Forest Park's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Mt. Zion, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-4.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Banneker the next time they take the field. Mt. Zion will host Banneker at 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday, while Forest Park will play them later in the day, at 5:00 p.m.
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