The Florence Gophers will head out to face off against the Bourgade Catholic Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Florence has six straight victories, Bourgade Catholic has 14 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Florence is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 68-0 win over Coolidge. The Gophers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 21 points or more this season.
Florence wouldn't let Coolidge keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Zayden Cundiff, Phillip Flores, and Soldier Blouir picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Bourgade Catholic's offense. They were outmatched by Benjamin Franklin at home and fell 69-0. While losing is never fun, the Golden Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked 210th, while the Chargers are ranked 40th).
Florence pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Bourgade Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything came up roses for Florence against Bourgade Catholic in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 63-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Florence since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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