Football Preview: Gar-Field Red Wolves vs. Freedom Eagles
Gar-Field is 2-8 against Freedom since September of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:00 p.m. Neither Gar-Field nor Freedom posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
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' defeat 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 loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-1.
Gar-Field took a serious blow against Freedom in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 60-0. Can Gar-Field avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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