Two dominant signal callers in Owen Klees and Hudson Register are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Wakulla War Eagles will head out to take on the Baker County Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Wakulla will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up seven points last Friday, then bounced right back against South Walton on Friday. Wakulla blew past South Walton 37-7 at home. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the War Eagles just coasted through the last quarter.
Wakulla's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Klees, who threw for 213 yards and two touchdowns, and Sion Ransom, who rushed for 157 yards on only 11 carries. The dominant performance also gave Klees a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Baker County made easy work of Satellite on Friday and carried off a 37-14 victory. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 116th, while the Scorpions are ranked 311th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Baker County's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Register, who threw for 168 yards and two touchdowns on only eight passes, and Ke?Nais Williams, who rushed for 59 yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Baker County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 211 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Wakulla has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Baker County, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 5-2.
Wakulla lost to Baker County on the road by a decisive 26-10 margin in their previous meeting back in November of 2021. Can Wakulla avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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