With a playoff win on the line, Gulfport rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They never let the Brandon Bulldogs onto the board and left with a 1-0 win. Given the Admirals' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi soccer rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Bulldogs are ranked 28th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Gulfport has also been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 matchups, which somehow still isn't as good as their 14-3-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 42 goals over those 13 games. As for Brandon, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-8-2.
Gulfport will face off against Northwest Rankin on Saturday. Northwest Rankin is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.6 goals per game this season. Brandon does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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