Football Preview: Booker T. Washington Lions vs. Leesville Wampus Cats
The Booker T. Washington Lions will challenge the Leesville Wampus Cats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Booker T. Washington comes in on four and Leesville on five.
Booker T. Washington is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand University Lab a 2-0 shutout. The two-point effort marked the Lions' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Leesville didn't have too much trouble with Loyola College Prep on Friday as they won 42-24.
Xavier Ford continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 266 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.2 yards per carry, and also catching a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 266 rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Trel Broom, who threw for 165 yards and three touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes.
Leesville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 264 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 264 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Booker T. Washington's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-6. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 31.0 points per game. As for Leesville, their win bumped their record up to 10-2.
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