After two games on the road, Freedom is heading back home. They will challenge the Gainesville Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Freedom slipped by Unity Reed 21-20.
Freedom's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB six times. The heavy lifting was done by Graham Gwizdz and Ethan Jones, who racked up five sacks between them. Jones also set a new season high mark in total tackles with four.
Meanwhile, after only six points in their last contest, Gainesville made sure to put some points up on the board against Osbourn on Friday. Gainesville took their game with ease, bagging a 34-6 victory over Osbourn. Considering the Cardinals have won five matches by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Colton Kilmer was his usual excellent self, rushing for 106 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, while also throwing for 258 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August. Koven Smith was another key player, rushing for 53 yards and two touchdowns.
Freedom's win bumped their record up to 2-6. 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.
Freedom was dealt a bruising 51-18 defeat at the hands of Gainesville when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kilmer, who threw for 440 yards and five touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes, and also rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Now that Freedom knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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