St. Martin hasn't had much luck against Gulfport recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The St. Martin Yellow Jackets will face off against the Gulfport Admirals at 7:00 p.m.
St. Martin is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Biloxi on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. St. Martin lost 35-14 to Biloxi. The Yellow Jackets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Gulfport didn't have too much trouble with D'Iberville at home on Friday as they won 38-19. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Admirals.
Cooper Crosby was his usual excellent self, rushing for 112 yards and three touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 101 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Dakoreyon Payton, who gained 128 total yards and a touchdown.
St. Martin now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Gulfport, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
St. Martin was taken down by Gulfport 42-6 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for St. Martin, Nicholas Williams (who rushed for six yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 149 yards and a touchdown while completing 91.7% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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