Football Recap: Lake Wales Highlanders vs. Auburndale Bloodhounds
Lake Wales put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let the Auburndale Bloodhounds onto the board and left with a 23-0 victory. That's more bragging rights for the Highlanders, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Lake Wales found their leader in underclassman Kaneilius Purdy, who rushed for 92 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also picked up 46 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave Purdy a new career-high in rushing yards.
Lake Wales wouldn't let Auburndale keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. Purdy led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself. Another thorn in Auburndale's side was Dontavius Purdy, who picked up a sack, made 11 total tackles (5.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Lake Wales' win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0. As for Auburndale, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Lake Wales is taking a road trip to take on Sebring at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Auburndale, they will venture away from home to face off against Kathleen at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Auburndale is facing Kathleen at the right time seeing as Kathleen is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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