The Garfield G-Men will head out on the road to challenge the Southeast Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Garfield will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
Garfield's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Champion 50-0 on the road. That looming 50-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the G-Men yet this season.
It was another big night for Devin Bates, who rushed for 103 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Garfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 328 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in 18 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
One reason for the win was Garfield's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Harper Troyer was especially locked on to Champion's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Southeast entered their contest against Crestview on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Southeast was beaten by Crestview 68-19.
Garfield's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Southeast, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Everything went Garfield's way against Southeast in their previous meeting back in October of 2020, as Garfield made off with a 27-7 victory. In that game, Garfield amassed a halftime lead of 20-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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