The Gulf Buccaneers's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Clearwater Tornadoes at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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 were outmatched by the Bulldogs at home and fell 48-21. The defeat continues a trend for the Buccaneers in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost nine in a row.
The losing side was boosted by Antonio Muniz, who rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 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.
Clearwater's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB nine times. 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.
Gulf was taken down by Clearwater 33-6 when the teams last played 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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