Osbourn is 0-3 against Gainesville since November of 2022 but things could change on Friday. The Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. Osbourn has given up an average of 28.3 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
On Friday, Osbourn came up short against Patriot and fell 35-26. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 159th, while the Pioneers are ranked 38th).
Despite the defeat, Osbourn saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Anthony Jackson threw for 262 yards and a pair of TDs.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 7-7 at halftime, Gainesville was not quite Battlefield's equal in the second half on Friday. They took a 21-7 bruising from the Bobcats. The loss continues a trend for the Cardinals in their meetings with the Bobcats: they've now lost four in a row.
Osbourn now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Gainesville, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 2-5.
Osbourn took a serious blow against Gainesville when the teams last played back in October of 2024, falling 34-6. Thankfully for the Eagles, Colton Kilmer (who rushed for 106 yards and one score on only eight carries, and also threw for 258 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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