Football Preview: Lovejoy Leopards vs. Argyle Eagles
Lovejoy is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Argyle is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Lovejoy Leopards will challenge the Argyle Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lovejoy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past 11 matchups -- so hopefully Argyle likes a good challenge.
Lovejoy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Anna , sneaking past 52-49. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Leopards have posted since October 4th.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Jacob Richard Janecek and Ziondre Williams. Richard Janecek had a great game and rushed for 101 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries. Meanwhile, Williams was balling out in the loss, throwing for 273 yards and four touchdowns, while also rushing for 84 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Argyle didn't have too much trouble with Walnut Grove on Friday as they won 52-35. The Eagles pushed the score to 45-21 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wildcats cut but never quite recovered from.
It was another big night for Maguire Gasperson, who threw for 188 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Julian Caldwell did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 112 receiving yards.
Lovejoy's record now sits at 10-3. As for Argyle, their record is now 12-1.
Everything came up roses for Lovejoy against Argyle in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 42-14 victory. In that match, Lovejoy amassed a halftime lead of 35-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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