Football Preview: Wiregrass Ranch Bulls vs. Sunlake Seahawks
The Wiregrass Ranch Bulls will head out to challenge the Sunlake Seahawks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Wiregrass Ranch is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Wiregrass Ranch is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Wesley Chapel, posting a 51-12 victory at home. Given the Bulls' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 57th, while the Wildcats are ranked 282nd), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wiregrass Ranch's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Nathan Mcneil, who rushed for 49 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 63 receiving yards and a touchdown.incredibly, Mcneil got all that yardage with just one huge grab Dillon Rose Bailey was another key passer, throwing for 202 yards and two touchdowns on only 19 passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wiregrass Ranch was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 203 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, after only seven points in their last match, Sunlake made sure to put some points up on the board against Hollins on Friday. Sunlake came out on top against Hollins by a score of 35-24.
Wiregrass Ranch pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Sunlake, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Everything came up roses for Wiregrass Ranch against Sunlake in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 as the team secured a 49-10 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wiregrass Ranch 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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