After each having a week off, the Winter Springs Bears and the Gaither Cowboys will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Winter Springs took a 37-point defeat the last time they faced off against Lake Howell, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Bears had just enough and edged out the Silverhawks 31-28. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bears.
Winter Springs' win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Omar Scott, who rushed for 92 yards and a pair of touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaac Johnson, who threw for 248 yards and two TDs.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Gaither). They simply couldn't be stopped last Friday as they easily beat Hillsborough 64-6. Considering the Cowboys have won seven matchups by more than 35 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Gaither's win came from a few key players Winter Springs will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Joshua Balloon, who rushed for 105 yards and a pair of scores. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 59 yards. Bryan Hamilton also helped out with an impressive 128 receiving yards.
Gaither was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 261 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2024.
Gaither didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. Daivon Kindred picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown. He got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Winter Springs' record now sits at 7-3. As for Gaither, their record is now 9-1.
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