Football Game Preview: Leake County Gators vs. Shaw Warriors + Official Tickets

The Leake County Gators will take on the Shaw Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Leake County's favor as the squad sits on four straight wins at home while Shaw has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road.

The home team had won the previous three meetings between Leake County and Noxapater, and Leake County kept the tradition alive. The Gators put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 30-8 win on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Gators, who have now won five matchups by 22 points or more so far this season.

Mashawn Leflore

Rushing Yards

10/30/25 vs Noxapater	176
10/24/25 @ Sebastopol	195
10/17/25 vs McAdams	141
10/10/25 vs Ethel	70
10/03/25 @ Nanih Waiya	68
+ 5 more games

Leake County's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Mashawn Leflore, who rushed for 176 yards and a pair of scores while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Leflore is now averaging an impressive 102.8 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Zechariah Washington, who rushed for 95 yards and two TDs.

Leake County didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Noxapater to a completion percentage of just 33.3%. The team can thank Dangelo Harris for the heroic effort on defense: he. Sadly, that's becoming something of a trend for Leake County; they were averaging 60.3%completion percentage earlier this season, but in their last three contests they've fallen to only 60.3%.

Meanwhile, Shaw never let their opponents score on Friday. They blew past Riverside 22-0. The Warriors not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since October 25, 2024 (when they won 22-0).

Shaw's victory bumped their record up to 2-7. As for Leake County, the win got them back to even at 5-5.