The Clearwater Tornadoes will venture away from home to challenge the Gulf Buccaneers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Clearwater will be strutting in after a win while Gulf will be coming in after a loss.
Clearwater took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They secured a 23-18 W over Largo. The victory was some much needed relief for the Tornadoes as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
The critical scores for Clearwater came from Jaylen White, Isaiah Berrien, and Berrien.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Clearwater's defense and their nine sacks. Noel Brown led the group effort, picking up four of those sacks all by himself. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 12.
Meanwhile, Gulf entered their matchup against Zephyrhills on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Gulf was outmatched by Zephyrhills at home and fell 48-21. The Buccaneers haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
The losing side was boosted by Antonio Muniz, who rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 53 yards.
Clearwater's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Gulf, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Everything came up roses for Clearwater against Gulf in their previous meeting back in September of 2021, as the squad secured a 33-6 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Clearwater since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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