The Freedom Patriots will head out to square off against the Gaffney Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Freedom will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Forestview, who they hadn't topped in three consecutive meetings. Freedom took down Forestview 26-7 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Patriots.
Meanwhile, Gaffney was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Greenville 54-14 at home. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Red Raiders are ranked 62nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jayvon Gilmore was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 334 yards and four touchdowns while completing 88.9% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 305.5 passing yards per game. Shane Davidson was Gilmore's top target, picking up 87 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Gaffney was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 569 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Gaffney's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Imari Foster-Boyd and Nathan Herrera.
Freedom now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Gaffney, their record now sits at 2-0.
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