After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Carrollwood Day, Wildwood was happy to have turned things around on Friday. Everything went their way against the Hardee Wildcats as the Wildwood Wildcats made off with a 28-7 victory. Wildwood pushed the score to 22-0 by the end of the third, a deficit Hardee cut but never quite recovered from.
Wildwood had a senior duo take command as Taylor Keiler threw for 317 yards and four touchdowns while completing 81% of his passes and Tyrese Keiler picked up 201 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Tyrese torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 79 yards.
Wildwood didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Devonte' Huff, Louis Brown, and Zephaniah Harris picked up one apiece. Markel Gordon was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making six total tackles (2.0 for loss).
When it comes to explaining why Hardee lost, don't look at Ashton Bass. Despite the final result, he rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown. Those 84 rushing yards gave Bass a new career-high.
Wildwood's win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Hardee, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 2-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Wildwood's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Frostproof at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Frostproof's defense has only allowed 13.8 points per game this season, so Wildwood's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Hardee, they will square off against Williston at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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