The Gulf Buccaneers's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Tarpon Springs Spongers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Friday, Gulf didn't have quite enough to beat River Ridge and fell 26-23. That's two games in a row now that the Buccaneers have lost by exactly three points.
Meanwhile, a victory for Tarpon Springs just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by Cardinal Mooney on the road and fell 55-18. While losing is never fun, the Spongers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 164th, while the Cougars are ranked 24th).
Gulf has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season. As for Tarpon Springs, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
Gulf might still be hurting after the 49-28 defeat they got from Tarpon Springs when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Gulf avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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