Garfield won the last time they faced South Gate, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Garfield Bulldogs came out on top against the South Gate Rams by a score of 41-30. With that victory, the Bulldogs brought their scoring average up to 27.6 points per game.
Garfield found their leader in underclassman Ceasar Reyes, who rushed for 142 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. Reyes didn't just play on offense: he also made four total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Garfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 218 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 184 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
South Gate's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Michael Gonzalez, who threw for 235 yards and three touchdowns, and Nicholas Fonseca, who picked up 170 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Garfield's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for South Gate, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Garfield will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Roosevelt at 7:30 p.m. on October 25th. As for South Gate, they will be playing at home against South East at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. South East will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
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