The Leesville Road Pride will face off against the Heritage Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Leesville Road has three straight wins, Heritage has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Leesville Road's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 40-0 victory over Overhills. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Pride just coasted through the last quarter.
Deiondre Goldston was a one-man wrecking crew for Leesville Road as he threw for 206 yards and five touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. Goldston is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Devin Goldston was in the mix as well, providing Leesville Road with two touchdowns.
Leesville Road wouldn't let Overhills keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Leesville Road can thank Sam White and Christian Shaw for forcing all of them.
Meanwhile, Heritage fell victim to Jordan and their airtight defense on Friday. They were beaten by the Falcons 44-0. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 141st, while the Falcons are ranked 28th).
Despite the defeat, Heritage got top-tier performance from LaDainian Person, who rushed for 104 yards on only 12 carries, and also picked up 47 receiving yards.
Leesville Road pushed their record up to 3-0 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Heritage, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Friday's contest might be decided in the trenches. Leesville Road has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 163 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Heritage, though, as they've been averaging only 22.3. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Everything came up roses for Leesville Road against Heritage in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 49-7 victory. In that game, Leesville Road amassed a halftime lead of 35-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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