The Wiregrass Ranch Bulls will venture away from home to face off against the Sunlake Seahawks at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Wiregrass Ranch will be coming into the game with an undefeated record on the line.
Wiregrass Ranch is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Wesley Chapel 51-12 at home on Friday. Given the Bulls' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 57th, while the Wildcats are ranked 281st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wiregrass Ranch got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Nathan Mcneil out in front who rushed for 49 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 63 receiving yards and a touchdown. Mcneil was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 63 yards. Another passer making a difference was Dillon Rose Bailey, who threw for 202 yards and two touchdowns on only 19 passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wiregrass Ranch was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 203 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, after only seven points in their last match, Sunlake made sure to put some points up on the board against Hollins on Friday. Sunlake came out on top against Hollins by a score of 35-24.
Wiregrass Ranch's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Sunlake, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Everything came up roses for Wiregrass Ranch against Sunlake in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 49-10 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wiregrass Ranch since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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