The Gibsonburg Golden Bears's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Arlington Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Gibsonburg's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 48-0 win over Cory-Rawson. The Golden Bears' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Gibsonburg found their leader in sophomore Grant Smith, who rushed for 175 yards and two touchdowns. Smith really tore up the turf during one magnificent 86-yard run. The team also got some help courtesy of Reece Walby, who rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown.
Gibsonburg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 307 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 216 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Gibsonburg wouldn't let Cory-Rawson keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Gibsonburg can thank Jett Linton and Smith for forcing both of them. Smith's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 105 rushing yards.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Arlington against Arcadia on Thursday as the team secured a 41-7 victory.
Gibsonburg pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Arlington, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-5.
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