The Gulf Breeze Dolphins will face off against the Niceville Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gulf Breeze has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight losses, while Niceville will come in with five straight victories.
Last Friday, Gulf Breeze came up short against Booker T. Washington and fell 16-6. Despite 77 more yards than the Wildcats, the Dolphins couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Meanwhile, Niceville's offense rose to the challenge against a Indians defense that boasted an average of only 13.8 points allowed on Friday. Niceville enjoyed a cozy 42-25 win over Choctawhatchee.
Niceville can attribute much of their success to Johnny Lewis Jr, who rushed for 135 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.5 yards per carry.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Niceville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 300 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 245 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Niceville's defense and their six sacks. Choctawhatchee's QB won't forget Owen Atkins anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Niceville got some further help from Harper Campbell: he picked up a sack and made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Gulf Breeze's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Niceville, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.
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