Football Preview: Gulfport Admirals vs. Madison Central Jaguars
The Gulfport Admirals will take on the Madison Central Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gulfport will be strutting in after a win while Madison Central will be coming in after a loss.
Gulfport's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Vancleave 35-0 on the road. That's two games straight that the Admirals have won by exactly 35 points.
Dane Sullivan was a one-man wrecking crew for Gulfport as he threw for 260 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per attempt. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Krisjeohn Burks was Sullivan's top target, picking up 79 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Gulfport's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB five times. In that department, Christian Hughes was the leader with two sacks. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 5.5 total tackles per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Gulfport was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 436 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Vancleave only gained 174.
Meanwhile, Madison Central faced Brandon in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Madison Central took a 21-7 bruising from Brandon.
Gulfport's victory was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. As for Madison Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Gulfport couldn't quite finish off Madison Central in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 and fell 23-21. Can Gulfport avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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