Football Preview: Lamar Raiders vs. Leake Academy Rebels
The Lamar Raiders and the Leake Academy Rebels are set to duel on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Leake Academy is hoping to do what Simpson Academy couldn't on Friday: put an end to Lamar's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Lamar blew past Simpson Academy, posting a 42-13 victory at home.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Leake Academy). They blew past East Rankin Academy 68-13 at home on Friday. Given the Rebels' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 79th, while the Patriots are ranked 215th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Leake Academy's win came down to the chemistry between George Wilcox and his top target Matthew Nowell. Wilcox threw for 370 yards and seven touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes while Nowell picked up 215 receiving yards and four touchdowns. With that strong performance, Wilcox is now averaging an impressive 3.4 passing touchdowns per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthan Weaver, who picked up 142 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Leake Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 272 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Lamar pushed their record up to 5-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Leake Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 5-3.
Things could have been worse for Lamar, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 28-14 loss to Leake Academy in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will Lamar have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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