Football Preview: Leon Lions vs. Marianna Bulldogs
The Leon Lions are taking a road trip to challenge the Marianna Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Leon has struggled recently with six defeats in a row, while Marianna will arrive with seven straight wins.
Leon is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Cairo on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Leon was dealt a 35-7 loss at the hands of Cairo. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 362nd in Florida, while the Syrupmakers are ranked 110th in Georgia).
Brooks Warmack put forth a good effort for the losing side as he threw for 129 yards and a touchdown while completing 82.6% of his passes, and also rushed for 44 yards.
Meanwhile, Marianna never let their opponents score on Friday. They claimed a resounding 55-0 victory over North Bay Haven Academy at home. That looming 55-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Bulldogs yet this season.
Amari Clemons continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 157 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 119 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of R?Kayzeon White, who rushed for 94 yards and two touchdowns.
Marianna didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Grayson Hermann and Bowen Barber. Hermann also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Marianna was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 347 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 174 rushing yards in seven consecutive games.
Leon's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Marianna, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
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