Football Recap: Leander Starts Season with Loss at Home + How To Watch

Leander unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell 21-14 to the Pflugerville Panthers on Thursday. Sadly, the loss continues a streak the team started last season, making it five in a row.

Despite the loss, Leander still got an impressive performance from Mason Montgomery, who rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and also threw for 208 yards on 13 of 24 attempts. A healthy portion of Montgomery's aerial production (118 yards to be exact) went to Dominic Jaramillo.

Don't try to pin the team's loss on the defense: they kept the trenches locked down and allowed a mere three yards per carry. The team can thank Liam Walters for the heroic effort on defense: he. Leander didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 7.2.

Leander's defense didn't let Cole Taylor., get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for four sacks. That dominant display was truly a team effort as four different players picked up one apiece.

Leander wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 38-0 defeat against Hendrickson on the 4th. As for Pflugerville, they have also already played their next match, a 35-31 loss against Hays on the 5th.