Football Preview: Dunnellon Tigers vs. Lake Gibson Braves
The Dunnellon Tigers will face off against the Lake Gibson Braves at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Dunnellon took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat West Port 39-0 at home. 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 went supernova for Dunnellon, rushing for 77 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 122 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Dylan Donahoe was in the mix too, providing Dunnellon with two touchdowns.
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 also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making 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.
Meanwhile, Lake Gibson never let their opponents score last Friday. They took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 36-0 victory over Haines City.
Ashton Frazier was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 170 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.0 yards per carry. His longest rush was for an incredible 72 yards.
Dunnellon's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-1. As for Lake Gibson, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
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