Football Preview: Dunnellon Tigers vs. Wildwood Wildcats
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers faces off against the Wildwood Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Dunnellon is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 42-0 victory over North Marion. Considering the Tigers have won three matchups by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Dunnellon got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jeffery Vickers out in front who rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. Vickers' longest rush was for an incredible 86 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Sean Martin, who gained 66 total yards and two touchdowns.
Dunnellon wouldn't let North Marion keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Jayvyn Fraziars was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Meanwhile, Wildwood got the win against Hardee two weeks ago by a conclusive 28-7. Wildwood pushed the score to 22-0 by the end of the third, a deficit Hardee cut but never quite recovered from.
Wildwood had a senior duo take command as Taylor Keiler threw for 317 yards and four touchdowns while completing 81% of his passes and Tyrese Keiler picked up 201 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Those 317 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Taylor.
Wildwood didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Devonte' Huff, Louis Brown, and Zephaniah Harris picked up one apiece. Another thorn in Hardee's side was Markel Gordon, who picked up a sack and made six total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Dunnellon now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Wildwood, their victory bumped their record up to 2-4.
Friday's match might be decided in the trenches. Dunnellon has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 156 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Wildwood, though, as they've been averaging only 65.2. How will they fare against such a dominant running game? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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