Gulf Shores hasn't had much luck against Spanish Fort recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Gulf Shores Dolphins will venture away from home to face off against the Spanish Fort Toros at 7:00 p.m. That matchup will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Kolin Wilson and EJ King.
Gulf Shores is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against St. Paul's Episcopal on Friday. Gulf Shores took a 26-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Paul's Episcopal.
Although Gulf Shores took the loss, they still got scores from Carter Davis and Nick Hampton.
Meanwhile, Spanish Fort waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Leopards 42-12 on the road. Given the Toros' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Leopards are ranked 108th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
King continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 218 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.1 yards per carry.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Spanish Fort was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 238 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 162 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Gulf Shores' defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Spanish Fort, their record is now 6-1.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Gulf Shores has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 198 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Spanish Fort struggles in that department as they've been averaging 238.4. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Gulf Shores was dealt a bruising 42-14 loss at the hands of Spanish Fort when the teams last played back in September of 2021. Can Gulf Shores avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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