Football Recap: Dunnellon Tigers vs. West Port Wolf Pack
There's no place like home for Dunnellon, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They breezed by the West Port Wolf Pack at home to the tune of 39-0 on Friday. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 47th, while the Wolf Pack are ranked 362nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Dylan Curry was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 77 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 122 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. Dylan Donahoe also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Dunnellon wouldn't let West Port keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Dunnellon can thank Sean Simpson and Donahoe for forcing both of them. Donahoe didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made three total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Dunnellon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 240 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Dunnellon pushed their record up to 2-1 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for West Port, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Dunnellon will look to defend their home field on Friday against Lake Gibson at 7:30 p.m. As for West Port, they will square off against Apopka at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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