The Gaither Cowboys will take on the Lakeland Dreadnaughts at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Gaither comes in on six and Lakeland on 16.
Gaither is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They claimed a resounding 42-0 win over Springstead. The result was nothing new for the Cowboys, who have now won six matchups by 20 points or more so far this season.
Ej Archield Jr continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 323 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also punching in a rushing score. Elija Mason was in the mix too, providing Gaither with two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Gaither's defense and their three sacks. Antonio Henley was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself. He has been hot , having also posted five or more total tackles the last five times he's played.
Meanwhile, Lakeland took their game on Friday with ease, bagging a 51-6 victory over Spoto. The Dreadnaughts pushed the score to 51-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Spartans cut but never quite recovered from.
Lakeland's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jordan Henderson led the charge by rushing for 63 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Jaysean Pritchard, who rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Lakeland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 266 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in December of 2023.
Lakeland pushed their record up to 10-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 38 points. As for Gaither, their record is now 9-2.
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