Gateway fell victim to Riverdale and their airtight defense on Friday. They took a blow against the Raiders, falling 55-0. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 432nd, while the Raiders are ranked 141st).
Thomas Miller threw for 56 yards on four of 11 attempts. Jayden Hart was his top target, picking up 27 receiving yards. On the ground, Daniel Trinidad rushed for 29 yards.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Lovensky Blanchard and Josiah Bataille. Blanchard rushed for 140 yards and three TDs on only nine carries while Bataille rushed for 166 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only eight carries. Those three rushing touchdowns gave Blanchard a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Marquan Young, who picked up 72 receiving yards and two scores.
Gateway now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Riverdale, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Gateway didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 50-0 defeat against Lennard on the 12th. As for Riverdale, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 42-3 win against Mariner on the 12th.
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