Football Preview: Dunnellon Tigers vs. Vanguard Knights
The Dunnellon Tigers have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Vanguard Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Dunnellon: 10.8, Vanguard: 9.5) so any points scored will be well earned.
Dunnellon's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 20-0 margin over Lake Gibson. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while the Braves are ranked 138th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The critical scores for Dunnellon came from Jeffery Vickers, Dylan Donahoe, and Jayvyn Fraziars.
Meanwhile, Vanguard had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They came out on top against the Yellow Jackets by a score of 21-14.
Dunnellon's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1. As for Vanguard, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 3-1.
Dunnellon came up short against Vanguard in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 28-21. Will Dunnellon have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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