Football Recap: Pensacola Tigers vs. Gulf Breeze Dolphins
Gulf Breeze came into Friday's matchup looking for another win against Pensacola, but Ag Floyd wouldn't allow it. The Pensacola Tigers were the clear victor by a 50-25 margin over the Gulf Breeze Dolphins on Friday thanks in part to Floyd, who rushed for 225 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 14.1 yards per carry. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 50 yards.
Jamarcuz Fountain was another key player, rushing for 120 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries. Pensacola is 2-1 when Fountain posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 3-4 otherwise.
Pensacola was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 414 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Defeat or not, Gulf Breeze got some senior leadership from Jake Hooten and Brock Stomps. Hooten picked up 153 receiving yards and three touchdowns, while Stomps threw for 315 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per attempt. Those 153 receiving yards set a new season-high mark for Hooten. Ethan Crandall helped Stomps out on the ground, rushing for 83 yards and a touchdown.
Pensacola's win ended a nine-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 5-5. As for Gulf Breeze, their loss was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-8.
As of now, neither Pensacola nor Gulf Breeze have any future games scheduled.
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