Gulf is 1-7 against River Ridge since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Gulf Buccaneers will be staying on the road to face off against the River Ridge Royal Knights at 7:30 p.m. Gulf is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.7 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Gulf didn't have quite enough to beat Fivay and fell 22-19. The match marked the Buccaneers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Despite the loss, Gulf got top-tier performance from Antonio Muniz, who rushed for 178 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards Muniz has posted since back in November of 2023.
Even though they lost, Gulf was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 206 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fivay only rushed for 65.
Even if they lost, Gulf's defense still kept up the pressure with 4.5 sacks. In that department, Aiden Holewski was the leader with two. Another thorn in Fivay's side was Aiden Engelbrecht, who picked up a sack and made six total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, River Ridge suffered their biggest defeat since September 22, 2023 on Monday. They were beaten by Clearwater 49-6. The Royal Knights have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second loss in a row.
Gulf now has a losing record at 3-4. As for River Ridge, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-2.
Gulf came up short against River Ridge in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 20-13. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of River Ridge's Deanthony Patterson, who rushed for 158 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. Now that Gulf knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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