Football Preview: Gwynn Park Yellowjackets vs. Crossland Cavaliers
The Gwynn Park Yellowjackets will take on the Crossland Cavaliers at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Gwynn Park is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 38 points per game this season.
If Gwynn Park beats Crossland with 42 points on Saturday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Gwynn Park claimed a resounding 42-6 victory over Largo. The Yellowjackets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 36 points or more this season.
Sammy Makins went supernova for Gwynn Park, throwing for 362 yards and five touchdowns on only 17 passes. Dandre Archie also helped out as he racked up 108 receiving yards.
Gwynn Park didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Tavaris Cunningham and X?Avien Hinkle. Cunningham also defended three defended passes, which is notable because Gwynn Park is 2-1 when he posts at least three defended passes, but 1-5 otherwise. Aubrey Melvin was another major factor on D, picking up 2.5 sacks, making nine total tackles (5.0 for loss), and defending a pass.
Meanwhile, Crossland came into Saturday's game having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They took down Fairmont Heights 20-6 on Saturday. That 14 point margin sets a new team best for the Cavaliers this season.
Crossland's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Malachi Wilkes led the charge by throwing for 183 yards and two touchdowns on only 16 passes. A healthy portion of Wilkes' aerial production (103 yards to be exact) went to Nathaniel Johnson, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
The win (which was Gwynn Park's third in a row) raised their record to 3-6. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 4.0 points per game. As for Crossland, their victory bumped their record up to 4-5.
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