A victory for Bosqueville just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by the Italy Gladiators at home and fell 41-6. The Bulldogs lost against the Gladiators in their previous head to head back in October of 2019, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 44-43 score last time.
It was another big night for Gared Wood, who rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 186 yards and two touchdowns for Italy. Wood's longest rush was for an impressive 62 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. A healthy portion of Wood's aerial production (82 yards to be exact) went to Lucky Johnson, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Bosqueville has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-5 record this season. As for Italy, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 7-1.
Bosqueville will square off against Axtell at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Axtell is coming into the matchup with four straight losses at home, meaning Bosqueville will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory. As for Italy, they will challenge Itasca at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Italy's defense has only allowed 14.1 points per game this season, so Itasca's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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