If Gulf Coast was riding high fresh off their 51-26 takedown of Barron Collier two weeks ago, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Gulf Coast Sharks were dealt a 63-19 defeat at the hands of the West Broward Bobcats on Friday. It was the first time this season that the Sharks let down their fans at home.
Despite the loss, Gulf Coast still got an impressive performance from Javien Altine, who rushed for 139 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Gulf Coast was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 233 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 200 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
A big part of West Broward's victory came down to the chemistry between Tyler Shattuck and his top target Josh Moore. Shattuck threw for 261 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes while Moore picked up 181 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Moore was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 68 yards. West Broward also got a significant boost from Amos Bradford, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 158 yards.
With the loss, Gulf Coast broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-3. As for West Broward, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 5-2.
Gulf Coast will take on Immokalee at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Immokalee knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Gulf Coast likes a good challenge. As for West Broward, they will face off against Miami Beach at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. West Broward is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.6 points per game this season.
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