The Gar-Field Red Wolves will take on the Gainesville Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Gar-Field is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Unity Reed 39-7 at home.
Meanwhile, Gainesville had to kick off their season on the road on Friday, but they showed no ill effects. They took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 42-7 win over Potomac Senior.
Colton Kilmer had an outrageously good game as he threw for 215 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 129 yards on only eight carries. Koven Smith was another key player, rushing for 128 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry.
Gainesville's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB eight times. In that department, Jeramy Stith was the leader with four sacks. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up four sacks and making seven total tackles (6.0 for loss).
Gar-Field came up short against Gainesville when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 27-20. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kilmer, who rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 220 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.9% of his passes. Now that Gar-Field knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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