After only seven points in their last contest, Gainesville made sure to put some points up on the board against Forest on Thursday. The Gainesville Hurricanes enjoyed a cozy 33-15 victory over the Forest Wildcats. The Hurricanes have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Wildcats, too.
Gainesville was led to victory by Devin Johnson and Nelson Tambling. Johnson rushed for 89 yards and three touchdowns, while Tambling rushed for 43 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Gainesville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 218 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Forest only rushed for 21.
Gainesville's record is now 4-1. As for Forest, they dropped their record down to 1-4 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Gainesville will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Buchholz at 7:30 p.m. on October 4th. Gainesville's defense has only allowed 12 points per game this season, so Buchholz's offense will have their work cut out for them. After each having a week off, Forest and South Lake will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th. South Lake will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
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