Football Preview: Gainesville Cardinals vs. Osbourn Park Yellowjackets
The Gainesville Cardinals have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Osbourn Park Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gainesville will be strutting in after a victory while Osbourn Park will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Friday, Gainesville was fully in charge, breezing past Robinson 41-13 at home. The Cardinals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 28 points or more this season.
Gainesville had a senior duo take command as Colton Kilmer threw for 220 yards and three touchdowns and Koven Smith rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. The dominant performance gave Smith a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Grayson Eisenhower, who picked up 61 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Gainesville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 251 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 176 rushing yards in five consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Gainesville's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB seven times. The heavy lifting was done by Jeramy Stith and Max Desir, who racked up five sacks between them.
Meanwhile, Osbourn Park was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were beaten by Charles J. Colgan 50-8. The Yellowjackets were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 29-8.
Despite the defeat, Osbourn Park got top-tier performance from Ben Kuhn, who picked up 173 receiving yards and a touchdown. Kuhn was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 68 yards.
Gainesville's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Osbourn Park, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Everything came up roses for Gainesville against Osbourn Park when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 59-0 victory. Does Gainesville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Osbourn Park turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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