Football Recap: Osbourn Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Nov 7, 2024, 1:06pm

Football Recap: Osbourn Eagles vs. Gainesville Cardinals

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Osbourn lost against Gainesville back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Osbourn Eagles were outmatched by the Gainesville Cardinals on the road and fell 34-6. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 126th, while the Cardinals are ranked 27th).

It was another big night for Colton Kilmer, who rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also threw for 258 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes for Gainesville. That's the most rushing yards Kilmer has posted since back in August. Koven Smith was in the mix as well, providing Gainesville with two touchdowns.

This is the second loss in a row for Osbourn and nudges their season record down to 5-3. As for Gainesville, they pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.

Osbourn wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 42-3 loss against Battlefield on the 31st. Gainesville has also already played their next game, a 42-6 win against Freedom on the 31st.

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