On Friday, Gainesville faced Roswell in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Gainesville Red Elephants fell just short of the Roswell Hornets by a score of 48-45. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Red Elephants have suffered since November 24, 2023.
Trey Smith was his usual excellent self, rushing for 93 yards and three touchdowns, while also throwing for 251 yards and a touchdown while picking up 12.6 yards per attempt for Roswell. Smith is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played. Synkwan Smith was another key player, rushing for 90 yards and a touchdown.
Gainesville's defeat dropped their record down to 7-3. As for Roswell, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 8-1.
Gainesville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Roswell, they will head out to square off against Milton at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Milton is on a four-game streak of home wins, Roswell a eight-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season)-- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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