The Osbourn Park Yellowjackets are on the road again on Friday to play the Gainesville Cardinals at 7:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Osbourn Park was beaten by Charles J. Colgan 50-8. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 304th, while the Sharks are ranked 150th).
Despite the defeat, Osbourn Park got top-tier performance from Ben Kuhn, who picked up 173 receiving yards and a touchdown. Kuhn was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 68 yards.
Meanwhile, Gainesville put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 41-13 win over Robinson at home. With the Cardinals ahead 27-0 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Colton Kilmer and Koven Smith were among the main playmakers for Gainesville as the former threw for 220 yards and three touchdowns and the latter rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. The dominant performance gave Smith a new career-high in rushing yards. Grayson Eisenhower also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Gainesville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 251 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 176 rushing yards in five consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Gainesville's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB seven times. The heavy lifting was done by Jeramy Stith and Max Desir, who racked up five sacks between them.
Osbourn Park's loss was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Gainesville, their record is now 4-0.
Osbourn Park was dealt a bruising 59-0 defeat at the hands of Gainesville when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gainesville's David Howe, who threw for 140 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 38 yards. Now that Osbourn Park knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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