Preview: Gulfport Admirals vs. Meridian Wildcats
Gulfport is 1-9 against Meridian since December of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Gulfport Admirals will head out on the road to take on the Meridian Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. Gulfport will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Mississippi Rankings (they are ranked 139th, while Meridian is ranked 20th).
Last Tuesday, Gulfport was the victim of a tough 66-44 loss at the hands of Harrison Central.
Meanwhile, Meridian had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.7 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They managed a 56-51 victory over Brandon.
Gulfport has traveled a rocky road recently having lost 12 of their last 15 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-19 record this season. As for Meridian, their win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-9.
Gulfport came up short against Meridian in their previous meeting back in November of 2022, falling 55-50. Can Gulfport avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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