The matchup between Gulf Coast and Lely on Friday hardly resembled the 14-9 effort from their previous meeting. The Gulf Coast Sharks snuck past the Lely Trojans with a 50-46 victory. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Sharks as it put an end to their five-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Jace Seyler went supernova for Gulf Coast, rushing for 52 yards and three touchdowns, while also throwing for 328 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.6 yards per attempt. Gio Marenco was another key player, rushing for 129 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Gulf Coast was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 235 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Gulf Coast's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Lely, they now also have a losing record at 1-2.
Gulf Coast will square off against Golden Gate at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Gulf Coast is facing Golden Gate at the right time seeing as Golden Gate is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Lely, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Gulliver Prep at 7:00 p.m. on September 20th.
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