The Unity Reed Lions will head out to challenge the Gainesville Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Unity Reed is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Unity Reed is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They enjoyed a cozy 49-31 victory over Osbourn Park on Friday. The win was some much needed relief for the Lions as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Gainesville blew past Freedom, posting a 42-6 victory. The Cardinals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by 28 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Colton Kilmer, who threw for 329 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes, and also rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August. Koven Smith was another key player, gaining 127 total yards and two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Gainesville's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for 4.5 sacks. Carrington Knight was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself.
Unity Reed's record now sits at 3-6. As for Gainesville, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-2.
Unity Reed was taken down by Gainesville 45-8 in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kilmer, who threw for 347 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Now that Unity Reed knows 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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