Football Recap: Leesburg Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Nov 5, 2024, 8:45am

Football Recap: Leesburg Yellow Jackets vs. South Lake Eagles

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The matchup between Leesburg and South Lake on Friday hardly resembled the 8-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Leesburg Yellow Jackets had to suffer through a 52-21 loss at the hands of the South Lake Eagles. The Yellow Jackets were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Eagles apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in August of 2022.

Leesburg's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Lamar Garrison, who picked up 201 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and Xavier Irizarry, who threw for 245 yards and two touchdowns. Garrison showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 63 yards.

Tre Kelly had an outrageously good game for South Lake as he rushed for 61 yards and three touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Kelly has posted since back in October of 2023.

Leesburg's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-4. As for South Lake, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 7-3.

As of now, neither Leesburg nor South Lake have any future games scheduled.

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