After flying high against Hill Country Christian last Thursday, Leakey came back down to earth. The Leakey Eagles were dealt a 78-34 defeat at the hands of the Hermleigh Cardinals on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 81st, while the Cardinals are ranked 13th).
Leakey lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Kellan Hidalgo, who threw for 208 yards and four touchdowns on only 17 passes, and also rushed for 66 yards. Paul Pintor was another key pass catcher, picking up 112 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Even if they lost, Leakey's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. In that department, Evan Parker was the leader with three. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season.
The loss snapped Leakey's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-2 record. As for Hermleigh, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Leakey will welcome Menard at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Leakey is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 40.5 points per game this season. As for Hermleigh, they will stay at home for another week and welcome Highland at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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