The Gainesville Leopards will head out to square off against the Sanger Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gainesville is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Gainesville is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Krum on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Gainesville took a blow against Krum, falling 43-10. While losing is never fun, the Leopards can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 805th, while the Bobcats are ranked 347th).
Meanwhile, Sanger's and Krum's match last Friday was close at halftime, but Sanger turned on the heat in the second half with 28 points. Sanger blew past Krum 40-14.
Sanger's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Reed Sebastian, who threw for 111 yards and two touchdowns while completing 93.3% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Reginald Jones helped Sebastian out on the ground, rushing for 103 yards and a touchdown.
Gainesville's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Sanger, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-5.
Gainesville strolled past Sanger in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a score of 45-31. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Sanger's Luke Thompson, who picked up 118 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 57 yards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Gainesville still be able to contain Thompson? There's only one way to find out.
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