Steinbrenner lost against Gaither back in August of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Steinbrenner Warriors lost to the Gaither Cowboys on the road by a 25-7 margin. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 217th, while the Cowboys are ranked 37th).
Memphys Garcia threw for 67 yards on seven of 13 attempts.
Emmanuel "Papi" Arango was his top target, picking up 39 receiving yards.
Ryan Hamilton went supernova for Gaither, rushing for 144 yards on only six carries, while also picking up 32 receiving yards. Bryan Hamilton did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 102 receiving yards.
This is the second loss in a row for Steinbrenner and nudges their season record down to 1-2. As for Gaither, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Steinbrenner will square off against Plant City at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Gaither, they will take on Tampa Bay Tech at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Gaither's defense has only allowed 16.5 points per game this season, so Tampa Bay Tech's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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