Football Preview: Taylorsville Tartars vs. Leake County Gators
The Taylorsville Tartars will challenge the Leake County Gators at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Taylorsville's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Mount Olive 55-0. That 55 point margin sets a new team best for the Tartars this season.
Meanwhile, Leake County had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They blew past the Red Devils 44-8. With that victory, the Gators brought their scoring average up to 27 points per game.
Mashawn Leflore was his usual excellent self, rushing for 124 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. Leake County is undefeated when Leflore posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise. Kameron Lee was in the mix too, providing Leake County with a touchdown.
Leake County wouldn't let Stringer keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Kadarius Bufkin, Jacodi Boler, D?Angelo Harris, and Zentavious Johnson picked up one apiece. Boler is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made eight or more in the last seven games he's played. Another thorn in Stringer's side was Titus Fortune, who made 15 total tackles.
Leake County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 255 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 227 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
The win made it two in a row for Taylorsville and bumps their season record up to 3-5. As for Leake County, they pushed their record up to 6-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Everything came up roses for Taylorsville against Leake County in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 63-8 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Taylorsville since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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