Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Zephyrhills). They breezed by the Gulf Buccaneers on the road to the tune of 48-21 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
Roe Miller had a dynamite game for Zephyrhills, rushing for 124 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries, while also picking up 58 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Miller a new career-high in rushing yards. Xzavier Jackson was another key player, throwing for 118 yards and two touchdowns.
Zephyrhills' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Jaden Jones and Dj Pickett. Jones also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six.
Gulf lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Antonio Muniz, who rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown. Muniz was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 53 yards.
Zephyrhills now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Gulf, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Zephyrhills will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Freedom at 7:30 p.m. on October 11th. Zephyrhills' defense has only allowed 16.4 points per game this season, so Freedom's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Gulf, they will play host again on Monday to welcome Clearwater, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m.
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