The Gulf Buccaneers will stay at home for another week and welcome the Clearwater Tornadoes at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Clearwater is facing Gulf at the wrong time: Gulf suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They took a blow against the Bulldogs, falling 48-21. The defeat continues a trend for the Buccaneers in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost nine in a row.
The losing side was boosted by Antonio Muniz, who rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 53 yards.
Meanwhile, Clearwater came into Friday's contest having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They snuck past Largo with a 23-18 win on Friday.
The critical scores for Clearwater came from Jaylen White, Isaiah Berrien, and Berrien.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Clearwater's defense and their nine sacks. Noel Brown led the group effort, picking up four of those sacks all by himself. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 12.
Gulf's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Clearwater, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Gulf has been excellent in the air this season, having averaged 266 passing yards per game. It's a different story for Clearwater, though, as they've been averaging only 134. How will they fare against such a dominant passing game?
Gulf was taken down by Clearwater 33-6 in their previous meeting back in September of 2021. Thankfully for Gulf, Aidan Maclean (who threw for 190 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 36 yards and a touchdown) 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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