Football Recap: Leesville Road Pride vs. Wake Forest Cougars
Leesville Road put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past the Wake Forest Cougars 40-7 on the road. Fans of the Pride have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Leesville Road was led to victory by AkShar Barnes and Deiondre Goldston. Barnes gained 194 total yards and two touchdowns, while Goldston threw for 303 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes. Barnes really tore up the turf during one magnificent 71-yard run. Jayden Gary was in the mix too, providing Leesville Road with two touchdowns.
Leesville Road wouldn't let Wake Forest keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Leesville Road can thank Dawson Dilley and Evan Brown for forcing both of them.
Leesville Road's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Wake Forest, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.
After each having a week off, Leesville Road and Sanderson will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th. Leesville Road's defense has only allowed 9.6 points per game this season, so Sanderson's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Wake Forest, they will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Knightdale at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th.
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