Football Preview: Gibbs Gladiators vs. Sarasota Sailors
The Gibbs Gladiators are taking a road trip to challenge the Sarasota Sailors at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither Gibbs nor Sarasota posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Things were looking good for Gibbs after they put the first points on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They had to suffer through a 36-6 loss at the hands of Northeast. The loss continues a trend for the Gladiators in their matchups with the Vikings: they've now lost eight in a row.
Gibbs wouldn't let Northeast keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Jamiel Tramble was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Sarasota's offense. They were dealt a 57-0 defeat at the hands of Booker on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Sailors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 268th, while the Tornadoes are ranked 83rd).
Gibbs now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Sarasota, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
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