Italy has gone 6-0 against Itasca recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Italy Gladiators will look to defend their home field against the Itasca Wampus Cats at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Italy has seven straight victories, Itasca has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Italy humbled Bosqueville with a 41-6 victory. The contest marked the Gladiators' most dominant win of the season.
It was another big night for Gared Wood, who rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 186 yards and two touchdowns. His longest rush was for an impressive 62 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. 82 of Wood's passing yards were hauled in by Lucky Johnson, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 33 points the game before, Itasca was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They were beaten by Rio Vista 34-7.
Italy pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Itasca, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Everything came up roses for Italy against Itasca in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 52-0 win. Will Italy repeat their success, or does Itasca have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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