Gulf lost against Clearwater back in September of 2021, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Gulf Buccaneers lost 41-21 to the Clearwater Tornadoes. 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 223rd, while the Tornadoes are ranked 99th).
Despite the loss, Gulf still got an impressive performance from Antonio Muniz, who rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. Muniz was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 57 yards. Aiden Holewski also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 83 receiving yards.
It was another big night for Jaylen White, who rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also threw for 162 yards and a touchdown for Clearwater. Those 118 rushing yards gave White a new career-high.
This is the second loss in a row for Gulf and nudges their season record down to 2-3. As for Clearwater, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Gulf will head out on the road to take on Sunlake at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Clearwater, they will be playing at home against Tampa Catholic at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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