The Gateway Gators are taking a road trip to take on the Hempfield Area Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gateway will be strutting in after a victory while Hempfield Area will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Gateway turned things around against Greater Latrobe on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 27-24 win over the Wildcats.
Meanwhile, Hempfield Area was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Mt. Lebanon, falling 28-6. The contest marked the Spartans' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Gateway's victory bumped their record up to 3-6. As for Hempfield Area, they now have a losing record of 4-5.
Gateway suffered a grim 41-21 defeat to Hempfield Area when the teams last played back in October of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Spartans' Dominic Detruf, who threw for 258 yards and a pair of TDs, and also rushed for 71 yards. Now that the Gators know 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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