Gulf unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. The match between the Buccaneers and the Mitchell Mustangs didn't end well, with the Buccaneers falling 39-25. While losing is never fun, the Buccaneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 271st, while the Mustangs are ranked 96th).
When it comes to explaining why Gulf lost on Friday, don't look at Curtis Scriven. Despite the final result, he rushed for 88 yards and one touchdown, and also threw for 176 yards and a pair of TDs.
Cayden Thomas had a dynamite game For Mitchell., rushing for 105 yards and two scores on only eight carries, while also throwing for 231 yards and one touchdown while picking up 11.0 yards per attempt. Those 105 rushing yards gave Thomas a new career-high. Bryce Backus also helped out with an impressive 86 receiving yards.
Coming up, Gulf is taking a road trip to take on Hudson at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Mitchell, they will host Northeast at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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