Football Preview: Garaway Pirates vs. Garfield G-Men
The Garaway Pirates will face off against the Garfield G-Men at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Garaway is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Lakeview 41-21. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Garfield had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.8 points) and they went ahead and made it nine on Friday. They walked away with a 35-26 win over the Trojans. The score was all tied up 14-14 at the break, but the G-Men were the better team in the second half.
Garfield found their leader in sophomore Devin Bates, who rushed for 156 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. Those 156 rushing yards gave Bates a new career-high.
Garfield pushed their record up to 10-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.3 points per game. As for Garaway, their record now sits at 9-2.
Garaway strolled past Garfield in their previous matchup back in November of 2019 by a score of 41-22. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Garfield's Ryan Stoller, who picked up 136 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 38 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Garaway to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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