Football Preview: Zephyrhills Bulldogs vs. Gulf Buccaneers
Zephyrhills is 8-0 against Gulf since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Zephyrhills Bulldogs will square off against the Gulf Buccaneers at 7:30 p.m. Zephyrhills' defense has only allowed 15.2 points per game this season, so Gulf's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Zephyrhills took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They secured a 22-17 W over Land O' Lakes.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Zephyrhills to victory, but perhaps none more so than Xzavier Jackson, who threw for 130 yards and two touchdowns. 89 of those passing yards were hauled in by Aj Jackson, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Meanwhile, Gulf never let their opponents score on Friday. They claimed a resounding 59-0 victory over Anclote at home. Given the Buccaneers' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 179th, while the Sharks are ranked 522nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Gulf's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Brady Campogni and Jaydn Wood.
The win got Zephyrhills back to even at 2-2. As for Gulf, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-1.
Everything went Zephyrhills' way against Gulf in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as Zephyrhills made off with a 35-13 win. In that game, Zephyrhills amassed a halftime lead of 28-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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