Football Recap: Jamarious Moore Key Part of a Team Effort in Gators Win

By Team Reports Oct 9, 2024, 7:44am

Football Recap: Leake County Gators vs. Puckett Wolves

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Leake County's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They came out on top against the Puckett Wolves by a score of 14-7. This was payback for the Gators, who suffered a 41-6 defeat the last time these two teams met.

Leake County's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jamarious Moore, who rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Moore has posted since back in September of 2023. Backing up that air attack was Carnez Thomas, who rushed for 82 yards.

He was just one part of a punishing run game: Leake County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 260 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 227 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.

The win got Leake County back to even at 3-3. As for Puckett, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2.

Leake County will venture away from home to square off against Pelahatchie at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Puckett, they will square off against Raleigh at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Raleigh: 9.7, Puckett: 13.8) so any points scored will be well earned.

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