If Wildwood was feeling good fresh off their 28-7 takedown of Hardee two weeks ago, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Wildwood Wildcats were beaten by the Dunnellon Tigers 48-7 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 319th, while the Tigers are ranked 73rd).
Wildwood wouldn't let Dunnellon keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Xavier Hope, Jaden Caster, and Keyvonte' Corbin picked up one apiece.
Dylan Donahoe had a dynamite game for Dunnellon, rushing for 124 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. That's the most rushing yards Donahoe has posted since back in November of 2023. Jeffery Vickers was another major influence, as he rushed for 53 yards and ran in a TD.
Wildwood's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Dunnellon, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-3.
Wildwood will venture away from home to take on Auburndale at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Dunnellon, they will welcome South Sumter at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. South Sumter will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
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