After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Bradford, Dunnellon was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 28-14 victory over the West Port Wolf Pack. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while the Wolf Pack are ranked 352nd) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
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Tony Tanner had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 257 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.9 yards per carry. Those three rushing touchdowns gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Curry, who threw for 163 yards and one TD.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Dunnellon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 334 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West Port only rushed for 12 rushing yards.
Several Wolf Pack players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Avin Pickering, who threw for 300 yards and one touchdown while picking up 12.0 yards per attempt. Mark Wolowitz was Pickering's top target, picking up 162 receiving yards.
Dunnellon's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for West Port, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Dunnellon has already played their next matchup, a 9-7 victory against Lake Gibson on the 12th. As for West Port, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 22-9 loss against Apopka on the 12th.
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