The Garfield Rams will stay at home for another week and welcome the Firestone Falcons at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Garfield is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They secured a 28-22 W over North on Saturday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Rams as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Firestone hadn't done well against Buchtel recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Firestone managed a 31-26 win over Buchtel. The high-scoring effort was just what the Falcons needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Daniel Peterson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 114 yards on only 11 carries, while also picking up 33 receiving yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Firestone was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 269 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Buchtel only rushed for 175.
Garfield's victory bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Firestone, the win snapped their losing streak at five games and leaves them with a 2-5 record.
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