Gainesville is on a six-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Patriot is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Gainesville Cardinals will host the Patriot Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gainesville will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
Gainesville's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 61-0 victory over Unity Reed. The result was nothing new for the Cardinals, who have now won seven contests by 28 points or more so far this season.
Gainesville had a senior duo take command as Koven Smith gained 210 total yards and five touchdowns and Colton Kilmer threw for 250 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. With that strong performance, Smith is now averaging an impressive 100.1 rushing yards per game.
Gainesville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 303 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Gainesville's defense and their 8.5 sacks. In that department, Adam Rodriguez was the leader with two.
Meanwhile, Patriot suffered their biggest defeat since August 25, 2023 on Friday. They came up short against Battlefield, falling 29-7. The Pioneers haven't had much luck with the Bobcats recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Gainesville's win bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Patriot, their loss dropped their record down to 7-4.
Gainesville lost to Patriot at home by a decisive 35-20 margin in their previous matchup back in October. Will Gainesville have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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