After flying high against Palmetto Ridge last Friday, Golden Gate came back down to earth. The Golden Gate Titans came up short against the IMG Academy White Ascenders on Friday, falling 35-14. While losing is never fun, the Titans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 384th, while the Ascenders are ranked 97th).
Despite the loss, Golden Gate still got an impressive performance from Sam Powell, who rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also threw for 187 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Powell a new career-high in rushing yards.
Shepherd Miller was his usual excellent self, rushing for 145 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry, and also picking up 86 receiving yards for IMG Academy White. Another player making a difference was Josh Barido, who threw for 254 yards and two touchdowns.
Golden Gate dropped their record down to 1-8 with the loss, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for IMG Academy White, their win bumped their record up to 6-3.
As of now, neither Golden Gate nor IMG Academy White have any future games scheduled.
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