Strafford is 1-6 against Forsyth since October of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Strafford Indians will venture away from home to square off against the Forsyth Panthers at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Strafford's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Strafford is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Hollister: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Strafford blew Hollister out of the water with a 56-18 final score. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 71st, while the Tigers are ranked 244th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Strafford's win came down to the chemistry between Jourdyn Edelstein and his top target Bradlee Mullins. Edelstein threw for 200 yards and three touchdowns while Mullins picked up 127 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Strafford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 309 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 275 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Forsyth made easy work of Reeds Spring on Friday and carried off a 40-14 victory. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won four contests by 22 points or more so far this season.
Strafford's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Forsyth, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season.
Strafford was taken down by Forsyth 36-0 when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Can Strafford avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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