Wesley Chapel fell victim to Gaither and their airtight defense on Monday. They were beaten by the Gaither Cowboys 44-0. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 267th, while the Cowboys are ranked 49th).
Gaither can attribute much of their success to Ej Archield Jr, who rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also threw for 95 yards and a touchdown. Ryan Hamilton also helped out with an impressive 89 receiving yards.
Wesley Chapel now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Gaither, their record is now 4-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Wesley Chapel will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Anclote at 7:30 p.m. Wesley Chapel is facing Anclote at the right time seeing as Anclote is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Gaither, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Springstead at 7:30 p.m. on October 11th.
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