Football Preview: Bozeman Bucks vs. Port St. Joe Tiger Sharks
The Bozeman Bucks will take on the Port St. Joe Tiger Sharks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bozeman is out to stop a three-game streak of losses at home.
Bozeman is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Sneads 43-20 on Friday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Bucks needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
Hayden Gay and Kalib Williams were among the main playmakers for Bozeman as the former threw for 182 yards and four touchdowns on only 17 passes and the latter rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry.
Bozeman wouldn't let Sneads keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Bozeman can thank Tyler Murzyn and Jacob Covey for forcing both of them. With that strong performance, Murzyn is now averaging an impressive 5.6 total tackles per game.
Meanwhile, Port St. Joe beat Destin 21-12 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tiger Sharks.
Eli Harris continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 78 yards and a touchdown.
Port St. Joe's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Eli Godwin.
Bozeman's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Port St. Joe, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Bozeman came out on top in a nail-biter against Port St. Joe in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, sneaking past 22-20. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Port St. Joe's Devin Cuttino, who rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Bozeman to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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