The Bishop Moore Hornets will challenge the Dunnellon Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Bishop Moore is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Eastside 35-6. The score was close at the half, but the Hornets pulled away in the second half with 28 points.
Amare Johnson and Bjorn Jurgensen were among the main playmakers for Bishop Moore as the former gained 175 total yards and three touchdowns and the latter threw for 168 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes.
Meanwhile, Dunnellon waltzed into their game on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They blew past the Hurricanes 28-7. 28 seems to be a good number for the Tigers as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Dylan Donahoe went supernova for Dunnellon, rushing for 151 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. That's the most rushing yards Donahoe has posted since back in November of 2023.
Dunnellon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 317 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Dunnellon pushed their record up to 8-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 7.0 points per game. As for Bishop Moore, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Bishop Moore has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 163.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Dunnellon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 182.7. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Bishop Moore barely slipped by Dunnellon in their previous meeting back in November of 2021, winning 21-20. Does Bishop Moore have another victory up their sleeve, or will Dunnellon turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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