The Southeast Pirates will face off against the Garfield G-Men at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Garfield is facing Southeast at the wrong time: Southeast suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They took a blow against the Rebels, falling 68-19.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Garfield). They took their game on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 50-0 win over Champion. The victory was familiar territory for the G-Men who have now won three contests in a row.
Garfield found their leader in underclassman Devin Bates, who rushed for 103 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. The dominant performance gave Bates a new career-high in rushing yards.
Garfield's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB five times. Harper Troyer was especially locked on to Champion's QB and sacked him twice.
Southeast now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Garfield, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Southeast might still be hurting after the 27-7 loss they got from Garfield when the teams last played back in October of 2020. Thankfully for Southeast, Anthony Demma (who rushed for 155 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also picked up 50 receiving yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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