Football Recap: Vanguard Knights vs. Gainesville Hurricanes
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Vanguard). They claimed a resounding 47-3 victory over the Gainesville Hurricanes. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by 23 points or more this season.
Vanguard found their leader in sophomore Terrance Lewis, who rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also threw for 125 yards and a touchdown while completing 76.9% of his passes. Jermaine White was in the mix too, providing Vanguard with two touchdowns.
Lewis was just one part of a punishing run game: Vanguard was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 210 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Vanguard's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB seven times. Kelvin Pinkney Jr. was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up three sackshimself.
The win was the eighth in a row for Vanguard, bringing their record for this year to 8-1. As for Gainesville, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-4.
Vanguard has already played their next matchup, a 44-2 victory against Forest on the 1st. As for Gainesville, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 33-0 defeat against Eastside on the 1st.
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