The Gainesville Cardinals have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Osbourn Park Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gainesville will be strutting in after a win while Osbourn Park will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Friday, Gainesville was fully in charge, breezing past Robinson 41-13 at home. Considering the Cardinals have won three matches by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Gainesville had a senior duo take command as Colton Kilmer threw for 220 yards and three touchdowns and Koven Smith rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. The dominant performance gave Smith a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Grayson Eisenhower, who picked up 61 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Gainesville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 251 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 176 rushing yards in five consecutive games dating back to last season.
One reason for the win was Gainesville's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Jeramy Stith and Max Desir, who racked up five sacks between them.
Meanwhile, Osbourn Park was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were dealt a 50-8 defeat at the hands of Charles J. Colgan. The Yellowjackets were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 29-8.
Osbourn Park might have lost, but man, Ben Kuhn was a machine: he picked up 173 receiving yards and a touchdown. Kuhn showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 68 yards.
Gainesville's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Osbourn Park, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Friday's contest might be decided in the trenches. Gainesville has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 230.8 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Osbourn Park, though, as they've been averaging only 60. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Everything came up roses for Gainesville against Osbourn Park in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 59-0 win. Does Gainesville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Osbourn Park turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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