The Southeast Pirates will square off against the Garfield G-Men at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Garfield is facing Southeast at the wrong time: Southeast suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They were dealt a 68-19 loss at the hands of the Rebels.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Garfield). They took their contest on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 50-0 victory over Champion. The win was nothing new for the G-Men as they're now sitting on three straight.
Garfield found their leader in underclassman Devin Bates, who rushed for 103 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. The dominant performance gave Bates a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Garfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 328 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in 18 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
One reason for the win was Garfield's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Leading the way was Harper Troyer with two.
Southeast now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Garfield, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Southeast might still be hurting after the 27-7 defeat they got from Garfield when the teams last played back in October of 2020. Thankfully for Southeast, Anthony Demma (who rushed for 155 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also picked up 50 receiving yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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