Football Recap: Gaffney Indians vs. Riverside Warriors
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Gaffney had no problem doing just that on Friday. Everything went their way against the Riverside Warriors as they made off with a 41-21 win. With the Indians ahead 28-7 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Gaffney was led to victory by Jayvon Gilmore and Jaiden McDowell. Gilmore threw for 203 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes, while McDowell rushed for 73 yards and two touchdowns. Those 73 rushing yards gave McDowell a new career-high.
Gaffney's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB three times. In that department, Kendaris Bailey was the leader with two sacks.
The victory (which was Gaffney's third in a row) raised their record to 9-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 37.0 points per game. As for Riverside, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5.
Gaffney will stay at home for another week and welcome T.L. Hanna at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. T.L. Hanna knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven matches -- so hopefully Gaffney likes a good challenge. Riverside does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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