Two dominant backs in Macrae Thompson and Javien Altine are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Bishop Verot Vikings will head out to take on the Gulf Coast Sharks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Bishop Verot blew Glades Central out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Friday Glades Central got their revenge. The Vikings fell just short of the Raiders by a score of 14-12. Having soared to a lofty 43 points in the game before, the Vikings couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Gulf Coast waltzed into their game last Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top against the Cougars by a score of 28-21.
Bishop Verot better focus on containing Gio Marenco and Julian Rodriguez as the pair were huge in Gulf Coast's win. Marenco rushed for 167 yards while picking up 8.4 yards per carry, while Rodriguez rushed for 62 yards and two touchdowns. Marenco is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 107 every time he's taken the field this season.
Gulf Coast was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 334 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 201 rushing yards every time they've taken the field this season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Gulf Coast's defense and their five sacks. In that department, Altine was the leader with two. He also punched in three rushing touchdowns, which is notable because Gulf Coast is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. The Sharks got some further help from Da'Nte Lindsey: he picked up a sack, made 12 total tackles, and defended one pass.
Gulf Coast's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Bishop Verot, they now have a losing record of 3-4.
Bishop Verot was able to grind out a solid win over Gulf Coast in their previous meeting back in September of 2022, winning 27-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Vikings since the squad 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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