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| 10/25/24 - Home | 22-14 W |
| 10/27/23 - Away | 12-13 L |
| 10/28/22 - Home | 6-40 L |
| 11/09/18 - Neutral | 41-13 W |
| 10/05/18 - Home | 42-21 W |
| + 3 more games |
Dunnellon and South Sumter are an even 4-4 against one another since October of 2016, but not for long. The Tigers will venture away from home to take on the Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Dunnellon's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Hawthorne on Thursday. They came up short against the Hornets, falling 26-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Tigers haven't been shut out since back in August.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, South Sumter was not quite Zephyrhills' equal in the second half on Friday. They fell 20-14 to the Bulldogs. That's two games in a row now that the Raiders have lost by exactly six points.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Timothy Gaynor and Roe Miller. Miller had a great game and rushed for 153 yards and a pair of TDs. Meanwhile, Gaynor did his best for the losing side, rushing for 86 yards and one touchdown.
Dunnellon now has a losing record of 4-5. As for South Sumter, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-3.
Friday's matchup will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Tony Tanner and Gaynor. Tanner just won't slow down this season and has averaged 100.4 rushing yards per game. Gaynor has been a dominant force too and has run in 13 touchdowns while averaging 97.2 rushing yards per game.
Dunnellon was able to grind out a solid win over South Sumter in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, winning 22-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers 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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