Lee's Summit entered their game against Lee's Summit North on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Lee's Summit Tigers took a 36-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lee's Summit North Broncos. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Broncos recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Lee's Summit lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Preston Hatfield, who picked up 79 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 66 yards. Hatfield got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 59 yards. Another signal caller making a difference was Brayden Layman, who threw for 197 yards and four touchdowns.
Lee's Summit didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Cameron Steele and Hatfield. Another thorn in Lee's Summit North's side was Nathan Alexopoulos, who made 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Lee's Summit's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-2. As for Lee's Summit North, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 9-0.
After each having a week off, Lee's Summit and Rockhurst will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on November 8th. Lee's Summit is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.1 points per game this season. Lee's Summit North does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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