It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Wesley Chapel can now relate to. They were dealt a 53-0 loss at the hands of the Sunlake Seahawks on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 295th, while the Seahawks are ranked 110th).
Kate Smith was her usual excellent self, throwing for 131 yards and five touchdowns while completing 74.1% of her passes, and also rushing for 45 yards and one TD for Sunlake. Smith has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Reese Gerhart, who picked up 53 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
This is the second loss in a row for Wesley Chapel and nudges their season record down to 4-6. As for Sunlake, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 12-4.
Wesley Chapel does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Sunlake, they will challenge Springstead at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The Eagles' defense has only allowed 7.3 points per game this season, so the Seahawks' offense will have their work cut out for them.
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