Football Preview: Melrose Buffaloes vs. Gateway Christian Warriors
The Melrose Buffaloes are on the road again on Saturday to play the Gateway Christian Warriors at 1:00 p.m. Melrose knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past 11 matches -- so hopefully Gateway Christian likes a good challenge.
Melrose is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They claimed a resounding 58-6 victory over Lordsburg. The Buffaloes might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten contests by 28 points or more this season.
Brayden Eldridge continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 133 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 44 receiving yards. His longest rush was for an incredible 76 yards. Another player making a difference was Josiah Roybal, who rushed for 56 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries.
Melrose was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 322 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Gateway Christian). They simply couldn't be stopped on Monday as they easily beat Clayton 69-18. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won seven games by 36 points or more so far this season.
Gateway Christian is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 47.8 points. As for Melrose, their win bumped their record up to 11-0.
Everything came up roses for Melrose against Gateway Christian in their previous meeting back in October, as the team secured a 62-16 victory. Does Melrose have another victory up their sleeve, or will Gateway Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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