Football Preview: Gar-Field Red Wolves vs. Freedom Eagles
Gar-Field hasn't had much luck against Freedom recently, but that could start to change on Friday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Gar-Field's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Battlefield two weeks ago. They took a blow against the Bobcats, falling 42-0. While losing is never fun, the Red Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 107th, while the Bobcats are ranked 14th).
Meanwhile, Freedom couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of Coolidge by a score of 2-0 back in August. The Eagles' loss signaled the end of their 14-game winning streak dating back to last season.
Gar-Field now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Freedom, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-1.
Gar-Field was taken down by Freedom 60-0 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Gar-Field avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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