Football Preview: Gilmer Buckeyes vs. Van Vandals
Gilmer is 3-0 against Van since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Gilmer Buckeyes will be playing at home against the Van Vandals at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
Gilmer's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Pittsburg 49-0 on the road. The matchup marked the Buckeyes' most dominant win of the season so far.
One reason for the win was Gilmer's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Alex Guillen was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten. Gilmer got some further help from Jerry Mack Dean: he picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, everything went Van's way against Spring Hill on Friday as Van made off with a 38-16 victory. Given the Vandals' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 144th, while the Panthers are ranked 553rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Gilmer's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Van, their victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
Gilmer took their win against Van in their previous meeting back in November of 2021 by a conclusive 56-35. Will Gilmer repeat their success, or does Van have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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