Football Preview: Gardner Wildcats vs. Narragansett Regional Warriors
Gardner is 2-7 against Narragansett Regional since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Gardner Wildcats are on the road again to play the Narragansett Regional Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Gardner is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 39 points per game this season.
Gardner is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Murdock: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Gardner blew Murdock out of the water with a 50-13 final score. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 25 points or more this season.
Ayden Sparrow continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 147 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 56 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Gardner was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 306 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 172 rushing yards in eight consecutive games dating back to last season.
Gardner wouldn't let Murdock keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Gardner can thank Gavin Leblanc and Shy'Ron Thompson for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Narragansett Regional came up short against Quabbin Regional on Friday and fell 24-14. While the Warriors didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Panthers 14-6 in the first quarter.
Gardner pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Narragansett Regional, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-2.
Gardner took their victory against Narragansett Regional when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 52-31. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gardner since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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