After two games on the road, Roswell is heading back home. They will welcome the Gainesville Red Elephants at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Roswell knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Gainesville likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, Roswell didn't have too much trouble with Lanier on the road as they won 59-42.
It was another big night for Trey Smith, who rushed for 195 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.8 yards per carry. Those 195 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Synkwan Smith, who rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Roswell was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 339 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 219 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Roswell didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ian Foust and Nytrevain Davenport.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Gainesville). They blew past Chattahoochee, posting a 55-26 win on the road. The Red Elephants might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matches by 24 points or more this season.
Roswell's victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for Gainesville, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season.
Roswell came up short against Gainesville when the teams last played back in December of 2022, falling 35-28. Thankfully for Roswell, Baxter Wright (who threw for 210 yards and four touchdowns while completing 94.1% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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