The Gardner Wildcats will square off against the Southbridge Pioneers at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Gardner has five straight wins, Southbridge has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Gardner is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Burncoat for the full four quarters, racking up a 46-14 victory on the road. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won three matchups by 25 points or more so far this season.
Ayden Sparrow continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 175 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 67 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another signal caller making a difference was Alexavier Figueroa, who threw for 138 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Gardner was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 278 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 172 rushing yards in five consecutive games dating back to last season.
Gardner's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB five times. Leading the way was Shy'Ron Thompson with two sacks.
Meanwhile, Southbridge came up short against St. John Paul II on Saturday and fell 24-16.
Gardner's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Southbridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Everything came up roses for Gardner against Southbridge in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 55-6 victory. Will Gardner repeat their success, or does Southbridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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