After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Edgewater, Wekiva was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They walked away with a 28-21 victory over the Horizon Hawks. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 194th, while the Hawks are ranked 391st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Wekiva to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jackson Keillor, who threw for 265 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes. Michael Blackmon was Keillor's top target, rushing for 109 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Wekiva was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 369 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Horizon only rushed for 173.
Despite the loss, Horizon still got an impressive performance from Kaio Oliveira, who rushed for 154 yards and three touchdowns.
Wekiva's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Horizon, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Wekiva will square off against Eustis at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wekiva is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. As for Horizon, they will head out to take on Forest at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Horizon is facing Forest at the right time seeing as Forest is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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