Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Gaither). They breezed by the Wesley Chapel Wildcats at home to the tune of 44-0 on Monday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Cowboys considering their seven-point performance the contest before.
Among those leading the charge was Ej Archield Jr, who rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also threw for 95 yards and a touchdown. Another big playmaker for Gaither was Armondo Becerril, who returned a punt for a touchdown.
Gaither's defense stepped up as well, laying out Landen Holley. six times. The heavy lifting was done by Curtis Williams and Jaron Gunn, who racked up four sacks between them. Gaither got some further help from Antonio Henley: he picked up a sack and made two total tackles in addition to snagging an interception which he returned one-yard for a touchdown.
Gaither's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Wesley Chapel, they dropped their record down to 2-3 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Gaither will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Springstead at 7:30 p.m. on October 11th. As for Wesley Chapel, they are on the road again on Friday to play Anclote at 7:30 p.m. Wesley Chapel is facing Anclote at the right time seeing as Anclote is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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