The Live Oak Acorns will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Leigh Longhorns at 7:15 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row dating back to last season, Live Oak finally turned things around against Lincoln on Thursday. They enjoyed a cozy 23-6 win over the Lions. The Acorns' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Tanner Holeman was a one-man wrecking crew for Live Oak as he rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown, and also caught a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Holeman a new career-high in rushing yards. Live Oak also got a significant boost from Gage Jones, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 107 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Live Oak was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 267 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Leigh hadn't done well against Oak Grove recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Leigh came out on top against Oak Grove by a score of 27-14.
Zach Pistor went supernova for Leigh, rushing for 115 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.2 yards per carry, and also picking up 38 receiving yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Leigh's defense and their four sacks. In that department, Matthew Williams was the leader with two. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 14. Leigh got some further help from Callahan Milroy: he picked up a sack and made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Live Oak's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-4. As for Leigh, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Everything came up roses for Live Oak against Leigh in their previous matchup back in October of 2017, as the team secured a 49-13 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Leigh's Nick Alexander, who picked up 87 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 31 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Live Oak to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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