Bartram Trail had lost six straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Thursday they dropped down to 2-7 to make it seven. They took a blow against the Buchholz Bobcats, falling 50-16. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 106th, while the Bobcats are ranked ninth).
Gavin Peterson threw for 79 yards on six of 18 attempts. Cam Ganther was his top target, picking up 33 receiving yards.
As for Buchholz, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 8-1. The result was nothing new for the Bobcats, who have now won five contests by 20 points or more so far this season.
A big part of Buchholz's victory came down to the chemistry between Andrew Whittemore and his top target Justin Williams. Whittemore threw for 320 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76% of his passes while Williams gained 214 total yards and four touchdowns. Those 320 passing yards gave Whittemore a new career-high.
Bartram Trail didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 55-8 win against Ribault on the 30th. As for Buchholz, they have also already played their next matchup, a 34-30 victory against Cardinal Newman on the 31st.
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