Football Preview: Gaffney Indians vs. T.L. Hanna Yellow Jackets
The Gaffney Indians will face off against the T.L. Hanna Yellow Jackets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Gaffney is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 41-21 margin over Riverside. Winning may never get old, but the Indians sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Gaffney relied on the efforts of Jayvon Gilmore, who threw for 203 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes, and Jaiden McDowell, who rushed for 73 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave McDowell a new career-high in rushing yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Gaffney's defense and their three sacks. In that department, Kendaris Bailey was the leader with two.
Meanwhile, T.L. Hanna had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.3 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They put the hurt on the Copperheads with a sharp 57-34 win.
T.L. Hanna's victory bumped their record up to 9-2. As for Gaffney, their win bumped their record up to 9-1.
Gaffney was able to grind out a solid victory over T.L. Hanna in their previous matchup back in November of 2021, winning 34-26. Will Gaffney repeat their success, or does T.L. Hanna have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
