Patriot has gone 3-0 against Gainesville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Patriot Pioneers will face off against the Gainesville Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. Patriot is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Patriot is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Battlefield on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Patriot lost 29-7 to Battlefield. The loss continues a trend for the Pioneers in their matchups with the Bobcats: they've now lost seven in a row.
Meanwhile, Gainesville entered their tilt with Unity Reed on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They took their game with ease, bagging a 61-0 victory over the Lions. The Cardinals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matches by 28 points or more this season.
Gainesville can attribute much of their success to Koven Smith, who gained 210 total yards and five touchdowns, and Colton Kilmer, who threw for 250 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. With that strong performance, Smith is now averaging an impressive 100.1 rushing yards per game.
Gainesville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 303 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Gainesville's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB 8.5 times. Adam Rodriguez was especially locked on to Unity Reed's QB and sacked him twice.
Patriot's defeat dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Gainesville, their win bumped their record up to 8-2.
Patriot strolled past Gainesville in their previous matchup back in October by a score of 35-20. The rematch might be a little tougher for Patriot since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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