On Friday Gulf will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will venture away from home to take on the Sunlake Seahawks at 7:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Gulf came up short against Clearwater on Monday, falling 41-21. While losing is never fun, the Buccaneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 225th, while the Tornadoes are ranked 90th).
Meanwhile, Sunlake entered their match against Wiregrass Ranch on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Sunlake had to suffer through a 42-0 loss at the hands of Wiregrass Ranch. The game marked the first time this year in which the Seahawks were not able to get on the board.
Even if they lost, Sunlake's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. In that department, Grayson Gilmore was the leader with two. He has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last three times he's played.
Gulf now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Sunlake, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Gulf was dealt a bruising 62-0 defeat at the hands of Sunlake in their previous meeting back in August of 2016. Thankfully for Gulf, Justin Metzger (who rushed for 92 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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