Leesburg won the last time they faced Wildwood, and things went their way on Friday too. The Leesburg Yellow Jackets blew past the Wildwood Wildcats 40-6 at home. Given the Yellow Jackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 97th, while the Wildcats are ranked 358th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Xavier Irizarry had a dynamite game for Leesburg, throwing for 318 yards and three touchdowns on only 19 passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Don?Yea Johnson, who picked up 132 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Leesburg was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 438 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Leesburg pushed their record up to 2-0 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Wildwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Leesburg will play host again on Friday to welcome Eustis, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. As for Wildwood, they are taking a road trip to face off against Citrus at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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