Football Preview: Gilmer Buckeyes vs. Sunnyvale
Gilmer is 3-0 against Sunnyvale since November of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Gilmer Buckeyes will be staying on the road to face off against Sunnyvale at 7:00 p.m. Gilmer is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.1 points per game this season.
Gilmer is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They snuck past Center with a 20-14 win. Given the Buckeyes' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 79th, while the Roughriders are ranked 227th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Gilmer was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 204 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 169 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Sunnyvale entered their tilt with Caddo Mills on Thursday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They blew past the Foxes 52-27. Sunnyvale might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matches by 25 points or more this season.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Cayson Maupin and Alfonso Gonzales. Maupin had a great game and threw for 257 yards and four touchdowns on only 18 passes. Meanwhile, Gonzales did his best for the losing side, throwing for 300 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.5 yards per attempt.
Sunnyvale didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Caden Lucas, Garren James, Cade Andrews, and Drew Gardner picked up one apiece. Lucas is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made eight or more in the last four games he's played.
Sunnyvale's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-3. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.7 points per game. As for Gilmer, their win bumped their record up to 8-3.
We should be in store for an exciting game as Gilmer and Sunnyvale have no problem gaining yardage. Gilmer has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 398.2 total yards per game. However, it's not like Sunnyvale struggles in that department as they've been averaging 371.3. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them.
Gilmer came out on top in a nail-biter against Sunnyvale in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, sneaking past 41-38. Will Gilmer repeat their success, or does Sunnyvale have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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