Football Recap: Glenn Grizzlies vs. Leander Lions
Glenn entered their game against Leander on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Glenn Grizzlies took a 44-35 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Leander Lions. The Grizzlies' loss continues a trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
Despite the loss, Glenn still got an impressive performance from Keaton Gordon, who rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also caught a touchdown. Gordon got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 73 yards. Jj Ortiz handled things on the ground, rushing for 81 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Glenn was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 287 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 192 rushing yards in 14 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Logan Mitchell continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Leander, rushing for 135 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.4 yards per carry, and also throwing for 261 yards and two touchdowns. Zane Wooldridge was Mitchell's top target, picking up 152 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Glenn now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Leander, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-2.
Glenn will welcome Lake Belton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Leander, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions challenges Chaparral 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.
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