Football Recap: Wake Forest Takes a Loss

Wake Forest was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a blow against the Leesville Road Pride, falling 40-7. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 149th, while the Pride are ranked 37th).

Joe Anderson threw for 125 yards on ten of 21 attempts. Josh Norris was his top target, picking up 59 receiving yards. On the ground, Micah Olu rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown.

Leesville Road was led to victory by AkShar Barnes and Deiondre Goldston. Barnes gained 194 total yards and two touchdowns, while Goldston threw for 303 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes. Barnes really tore up the turf during one magnificent 71-yard run. Jayden Gary was Goldston's top target, picking up 54 receiving yards and two touchdowns.

Wake Forest's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Leesville Road, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 5-0.

Wake Forest will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Knightdale at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th. Leesville Road will also get a bit of a break before their next game: they'll face off against Sanderson at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th. Leesville Road knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Sanderson likes a good challenge.

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