If Lamar was riding high fresh off their 42-13 takedown of Simpson Academy last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Lamar Raiders were just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 35-34 to the Leake Academy Rebels. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Raiders of the 28-14 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.
Despite the loss, Lamar still got an impressive performance from Wyatt Bond, who rushed for 63 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 193 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Bond a new career-high in rushing yards.
A big part of Leake Academy's win came down to the chemistry between George Wilcox and his top target Matthan Weaver. Wilcox threw for 343 yards and three touchdowns while Weaver picked up 168 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Weaver is becoming a predictor of Leake Academy's success: when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns the team is 5-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
Lamar's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-4. As for Leake Academy, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-3.
Lamar and East Rankin Academy are set to duel on Friday. Lamar is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.1 points per game this season. As for Leake Academy, they will be playing at home against Simpson Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Leake Academy's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three matches.
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