The Gulf Breeze Dolphins will square off against the Tate Aggies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Gulf Breeze is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Saturday. They secured a 20-16 W over South Walton.
The critical scores for Gulf Breeze came from Ethan Crandall, Caleb Carter, and Dj Spence. The team also got some help courtesy of Brock Stomps, who threw for 180 yards and two touchdowns.
One reason for the win was Gulf Breeze's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for eight sacks. Noah Perez led the group effort, picking up three of those sacks all by himself. Another thorn in South Walton's side was Braylon Mayfield, who picked up a sack and made seven total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Tate had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. Their defense stepped up to hand Fort Walton Beach a 24-0 shutout on Friday.
Tate's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Taite Davis led the charge by throwing for 222 yards and a touchdown while completing 79.2% of his passes, and also punching in a rushing score. Christian Neptune was Davis' top target, picking up 98 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Gulf Breeze beat Tate 27-20 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Does Gulf Breeze have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tate turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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