Football Game Preview: Gahr Gladiators vs. Firebaugh Falcons

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Previous 3 Games

10/25/24 - Home	42-6 W
10/13/23 - Away	42-8 W
10/14/22 - Home	48-0 W

Gahr has gone a perfect 3-0 against Firebaugh recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Gladiators will square off against the Falcons at 7:00 p.m. Firebaugh took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Gahr, who comes in off a win.

Gahr will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up 13 points last Friday, then bounced right back against Compton Early College on Friday. The Gladiators blew past the Rising Phoenix, posting a 42-12 victory.

Meanwhile, Firebaugh was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-0 heartbreaker at the hands of Norwalk. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 988th, while the Lancers are ranked 411th).

Firebaugh's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Gahr, they now have a winning record of 5-4.

Everything came up roses for Gahr against Firebaugh when the teams last played back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 42-6 win. In that matchup, the Gladiators amassed a halftime lead of 35-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.