The Osbourn Eagles will face off against the Gainesville Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither Osbourn nor Gainesville posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Osbourn is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest loss since October 27, 2023 on Friday. They had to suffer through a 48-7 loss at the hands of Patriot. 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 129th, while the Pioneers are ranked 29th).
Meanwhile, a victory for Gainesville just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against Battlefield, falling 29-6. The matchup marked the Cardinals' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Colton Kilmer, who threw for 193 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 38 yards. 97 of those passing yards were hauled in by Grayson Eisenhower.
Osbourn moved to 5-2 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak. As for Gainesville, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 5-2.
Osbourn came up short against Gainesville when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 20-8. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kilmer, who threw for 249 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 37 yards. Now that Osbourn knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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