Football Preview: Gainesville Cardinals vs. Osbourn Park Yellowjackets
The Gainesville Cardinals will stay at home for another week and welcome the Osbourn Park Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gainesville will be strutting in after a win while Osbourn Park will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Friday, Gainesville humbled Robinson with a 41-13 victory. Considering the Cardinals have won three contests by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Gainesville had a senior duo take command as Colton Kilmer threw for 220 yards and three touchdowns and Koven Smith rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. The dominant performance gave Smith a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Grayson Eisenhower, who picked up 61 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Gainesville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 251 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 176 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Gainesville's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB seven times. The heavy lifting was done by Jeramy Stith and Max Desir, who racked up five sacks between them.
Meanwhile, Osbourn Park was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were beaten by Charles J. Colgan 50-8. The Yellowjackets were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 29-8.
Osbourn Park might have lost, but man, Ben Kuhn was a machine: he picked up 173 receiving yards and a touchdown. Kuhn was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 68 yards.
Gainesville's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Osbourn Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Friday's game might be decided in the trenches. Gainesville has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 230.8 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Osbourn Park, though, as they've been averaging only 60. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Everything came up roses for Gainesville against Osbourn Park in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 59-0 win. Will Gainesville repeat their success, or does Osbourn Park have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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