Football Preview: Leander Lions vs. Chaparral Bobcats
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions takes on the Chaparral Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Leander is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.8 points per game this season.
Leander is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with a 44-35 victory over Glenn on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lions.
Logan Mitchell continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 135 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.4 yards per carry, and also throwing for 261 yards and two touchdowns. A healthy portion of that aerial production (152 yards to be exact) went to Zane Wooldridge, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Leander didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Tyler Moorman. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight. Another thorn in Glenn's side was Calvin Kesler, who picked up a sack and made eight total tackles.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Leander was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 231 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 231 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Chaparral was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a blow against Georgetown, falling 65-7. The Bobcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 37-7.
Leander now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Chaparral, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
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