On Friday, Gainesville faced Battlefield in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Gainesville Cardinals came up short against the Battlefield Bobcats, falling 29-6. The matchup marked the Cardinals' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Gainesville's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Colton Kilmer, who threw for 193 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 38 yards. 97 of Kilmer's passing yards were hauled in by Grayson Eisenhower.
Leading Battlefield to victory were Calum O?Shea and Sage Davis. O?Shea rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry, while Davis rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries.
This is the second loss in a row for Gainesville and nudges their season record down to 5-2. As for Battlefield, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 7-0.
Gainesville has already played their next game, a 34-6 victory against Osbourn on the 25th. As for Battlefield, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 69-0 win against Osbourn Park on the 25th.
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