Football Recap: Leakey Eagles vs. Nueces Canyon Panthers
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Leakey). They breezed by the Nueces Canyon Panthers to the tune of 88-52 on Friday. Considering the Eagles have won three matchups by more than 35 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Leakey's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Paul Pintor, who rushed for 142 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also picked up 81 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Those 142 rushing yards gave Pintor a new career-high. Another back making a difference was Aiden Hernandez, who gained 138 total yards and four touchdowns.
Leakey was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 311 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Leakey wouldn't let Nueces Canyon keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Leakey can thank Hernandez and Chase Rimkus for forcing all of them. Hernandez also punched in three rushing touchdowns, which is notable because Leakey is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 3-4 otherwise.
When it comes to explaining why Nueces Canyon lost, don't look at Marcos Ortiz. Despite the final result, he picked up 95 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 48 yards and a touchdown. Eli Burchett was another key player, gaining 93 total yards and two touchdowns.
The win snapped Leakey's losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 5-5 record. As for Nueces Canyon, they dropped their record down to 1-9 with the loss, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
As of now, neither Leakey nor Nueces Canyon have any future games scheduled.
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