Port St. Joe suffered their closest defeat since October 13, 2023 on Thursday. They fell just short of the Bozeman Bucks by a score of 21-18. The Tiger Sharks gained 118 more yards on the day, but it was the Bucks that made the best use of them.
Several Tiger Sharks players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Eli Harris, who rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown. Another rusher making a difference was Donnell Hills, who rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Port St. Joe was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 274 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Even if they lost, Port St. Joe's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Jacob Marshall was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
A big part of Bozeman's win came down to the chemistry between Hayden Gay and his top target Lakota Johnson. Gay threw for 182 yards and a touchdown while Johnson picked up 66 receiving yards and a touchdown.
This is the second loss in a row for Port St. Joe and nudges their season record down to 2-4. As for Bozeman, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-4.
Port St. Joe has already played their next contest, a 42-12 win against Franklin County on the 18th. As for Bozeman, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 20-19 victory against Rutherford on the 18th.
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