Harrison Central lost against Gulfport back in November of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Harrison Central Red Rebels were dealt a 49-21 defeat at the hands of the Gulfport Admirals. The Red Rebels haven't had much luck with the Admirals recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
When it comes to explaining why Harrison Central lost, don't look at Zahkarri Mcglothin. Despite the final result, he rushed for 213 yards and a touchdown while picking up 13.3 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Mcglothin a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Harrison Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 233 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 41.5 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 156.6.
Gulfport was led to victory by Cooper Crosby and Dane Sullivan. Crosby rushed for 142 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, while Sullivan rushed for 70 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. With that strong performance, Crosby is now averaging an impressive 103.2 rushing yards per game. Gulfport also got help from Markell Simmons, who showed off his sure hands for 89 receiving yards.
Harrison Central's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Gulfport, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Harrison Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Gulfport, they will square off against Petal at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Gulfport has won three straight at home, while Petal won four straight on the road), something that'll have to change.
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