Football Preview: Port St. Joe Tiger Sharks vs. Wildwood Wildcats
Port St. Joe has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Wildwood Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Port St. Joe is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 45 points on November 1st, they were much more limited against Blountstown two weeks ago. They fell to the Tigers 13-9. The Tiger Sharks haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Wildwood rose to the challenge on Friday. They breezed by the Trojans to the tune of 54-18. The Wildcats' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Wildwood can attribute much of their success to Tyrese Keiler, who gained 188 total yards and three touchdowns, and Keyvonte' Corbin, who rushed for 50 yards and two touchdowns. Keiler also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because Wildwood is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 2-5 otherwise.
With the defeat, Port St. Joe broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-5. As for Wildwood, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-6.
Friday's contest might be decided in the trenches. Port St. Joe has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 204.9 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Wildwood, though, as they've been averaging only 84.2. How will they fare against such a dominant running game? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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