The Gulf Buccaneers will play host again on Friday to welcome the Clearwater Tornadoes, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:30 p.m.
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 Buccaneers have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as their game on Friday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Gulf's defeat came about despite a quality game from Antonio Muniz, who rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown. Muniz got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 53 yards.
Meanwhile, Clearwater had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They secured a 23-18 W over Largo on Friday.
The critical scores for Clearwater came from Jaylen White, Isaiah Berrien, and Berrien.
One reason for the win was Clearwater's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for 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 win 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 matchup 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? There's only one way to find out.
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