The Carolina Forest Panthers are taking a road trip to take on the Ashley Ridge Swamp Foxes at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Friday, Carolina Forest took a blow against Irmo, falling 55-7. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked fifth).
Meanwhile, Ashley Ridge's undefeated season came to an end after three games on Friday. They took a 42-29 hit to the loss column at the hands of Oceanside Collegiate Academy. The loss was the Swamp Foxes' first of the season.
Ashley Ridge might have lost, but man, Jayden Acosta was a machine: he rushed for 170 yards and three touchdowns. Acosta's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 100 rushing yards dating back to last season. Trevor Kalisz was another key player, having thrown for 280 yards and onetouchdown.
Ashley Ridge wouldn't let Oceanside Collegiate Academy keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Ashley Ridge can thank Luca Sciannamea and Dylan Polansky for forcing both of them.
This is the second loss in a row for Carolina Forest and nudges their season record down to 1-2-1. As for Ashley Ridge, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
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