The Gateway Charter Griffins will square off against the Bishop Verot Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Gateway Charter is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 44-0 victory over Cape Coral. Given the Griffins' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 121st, while the Seahawks are ranked 298th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Gateway Charter's win came down to the chemistry between Taylor Brock and her top target Yaneila Roman Lopez. Brock threw for 113 yards and three touchdowns while Roman Lopez picked up 81 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Roman Lopez also deserves a shoutout for her performance on D, making three total tackles and defending one pass. Jazmyn Johnson made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
One reason for the win was Gateway Charter's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for eight sacks. It was truly a group effort as Demi Macik, Ryan Macik, Johnson, and Bella Burgess picked up two apiece. Johnson got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Bishop Verot put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Ida Baker, posting a 34-6 victory. With that win, the Vikings brought their scoring average up to 26.4 points per game.
Bishop Verot didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Lila Dinkel and Courtney Krietzer. Dinkel got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Bishop Verot pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 4.8 points on average over those games. As for Gateway Charter, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1.
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