On Friday, Gulfport faced Picayune in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Gulfport Admirals put the hurt on the Picayune Maroon Tide with a sharp 41-21 win. The result was nothing new for the Admirals, who have now won three matches by 20 points or more so far this season.
Leading Gulfport to victory were Cooper Crosby and Dakoreyon Payton. Crosby rushed for 243 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries, while Payton gained 248 total yards and two touchdowns. Crosby's longest rush was for an incredible 92 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Dane Sullivan, who threw for 178 yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Gulfport was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 426 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Gulfport's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Picayune, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Gulfport will take on Brandon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gulfport's defense has only allowed 14.5 points per game this season, so Brandon's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Picayune, they will venture away from home to square off against Ocean Springs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ocean Springs will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
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