The Garfield G-Men are taking a road trip to square off against the Cardinal Mooney Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Garfield is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took down St. Clairsville 48-31. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the G-Men.
Devin Bates
| 11/07/25 vs St. Clairsville | 117 |
| 10/24/25 vs Brookfield | 77 |
| 10/17/25 vs Crestview | 58 |
| 10/10/25 @ Newton Falls | 36 |
| 10/03/25 @ Liberty | 50 |
| + 3 more games |
Devin Bates was his usual excellent self, rushing for 117 yards and two TDs on only 13 carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August.
Garfield didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Brandyn Bogucki. Garfield got some further help from Ryder Cain: he picked up two sacks, made nine total tackles, and defended one pass.
Special teams also deserves some recognition, posting 12 points in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Bogucki, who ran a kickoff back for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cardinal Mooney). They breezed past South Range to the tune of 48-12 on Friday. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Cardinals had established a 22-point advantage.
Cardinal Mooney's win bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Garfield, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2.
Garfield came out on top in a nail-biter against Cardinal Mooney when the teams last played back in October of 2020, sneaking past 24-21. The rematch might be a little tougher for the G-Men since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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