Football Recap: Gainesville Skates Past Lake Weir with Ease

By Team Reports Oct 23, 2024, 10:26am

Football Recap: Gainesville Hurricanes vs. Lake Weir Hurricanes

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There's no place like home for Gainesville, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Monday. They breezed by the Lake Weir Hurricanes at home to the tune of 36-8 on Monday. Considering Gainesville has won three games by more than 25 points this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

A big part of Gainesville's victory came down to the chemistry between Nelson Tambling and his top target Calvin Thomas. Tambling threw for 239 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes while Thomas picked up 211 receiving yards and four touchdowns. Gainesville is undefeated when Thomas posts two or more receiving touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.

Gainesville's win bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Lake Weir, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-4.

Gainesville will face off against Vanguard at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Vanguard's defense has only allowed 10.4 points per game this season, so Gainesville's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Lake Weir, they will take on Oak Hall at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lake Weir is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.7 points per game this season.

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