Auburndale pushed their score to 50 the last time they played Ridge Community, but on Friday they couldn't quite do it again. The Auburndale Bloodhounds' defense stepped up to hand the Ridge Community Bolts a 7-0 shutout. For the Bloodhounds, this counts as revenge for the 81-50 loss the Bolts walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2022.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Auburndale's defense and their six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by James Tilus and Chad Mcclain, who racked up five sacks between them. Mcclain also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight.
The victory got Auburndale back to even at 3-3. As for Ridge Community, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-2.
Auburndale will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Lake Region at 7:30 p.m. on October 18th. Ridge Community will also get a bit of a break before their next matchup: they'll face off against Winter Haven at 7:30 p.m. on October 25th.
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