Football Preview: East View Patriots vs. Leander Lions
Two dominant signal callers in Ty Blair and Logan Mitchell are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The East View Patriots will take on the Leander Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Friday, East View lost to Rouse on the road by a 36-19 margin. The Patriots haven't had much luck with the Raiders recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Despite the loss, East View got top-tier performance from Blair, who rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 270 yards and a touchdown. A healthy portion of that aerial production (123 yards to be exact) went to Tanner Namken, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Meanwhile, Leander was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. The matchup between them and Cedar Park wasn't particularly close, with Leander falling 47-31. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 362nd, while the Timberwolves are ranked 170th).
Leander might have lost, but man, Mitchell was a machine: he rushed for 137 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 147 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Mitchell a new career-high in rushing yards. Eric Hargrave was another key player, rushing for 90 yards on only seven carries.
Even though they lost, Leander was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 322 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Leander now has a losing record at 4-5. As for East View, they now also have a losing record at 4-5.
East View beat Leander 44-34 in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Will East View repeat their success, or does Leander have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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