Tarpon Springs has been away from home for four games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Gulf Buccaneers at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Tarpon Springs is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Cardinal Mooney on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Tarpon Springs took a blow against Cardinal Mooney, falling 55-18. While losing is never fun, the Spongers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 164th, while the Cougars are ranked 24th).
Meanwhile, Gulf didn't have quite enough to beat River Ridge on Friday and fell 26-23. That's two games in a row now that the Buccaneers have lost by exactly three points.
Tarpon Springs has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-3 record this season. As for Gulf, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-5.
Tarpon Springs took their win against Gulf in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 49-28. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Gulf's Antonio Muniz, who rushed for 217 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.3 yards per carry. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Tarpon Springs still be able to contain Muniz? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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