Littleton entered their game against Gardner on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Littleton Tigers received a blow as they fell 28-12 to the Gardner Wildcats. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Tigers of the 44-14 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.
Zach Milner and Tyler Branco certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Milner rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown, while Branco picked up 76 receiving yards and a touchdown. Branco torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 76 yards.
It was another big night for Ayden Sparrow, who rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also picked up 47 receiving yards for Gardner. Sparrow's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 109 rushing yards dating back to last season. Alexavier Figueroa was in the mix as well, providing Gardner with two touchdowns.
Littleton's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-3. As for Gardner, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 6-0.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Littleton will square off against St. Paul at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. St. Paul will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last. As for Gardner, they will challenge Murdock at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gardner is facing Murdock at the right time seeing as Murdock is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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