Gulf Coast and Palmetto Ridge are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Gulf Coast Sharks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Palmetto Ridge Bears at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Gulf Coast is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Aubrey Rogers, posting a 58-7 win at home. Winning may never get old, but the Sharks sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to John Ruggiero and he. Ruggiero rushed for 153 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries while he rushed for 153 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Chamar Rivers was another key player, rushing for 80 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Palmetto Ridge never let their opponents score on Friday. They put the hurt on Bonita Springs with a sharp 20-0 victory.
Gulf Coast now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Palmetto Ridge, their win bumped their record up to 2-3.
Gulf Coast didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Palmetto Ridge in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 14-10 victory. Will Gulf Coast repeat their success, or does Palmetto Ridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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