The Leake County Gators will take on the Noxapater Tigers at 7:00  p.m.  on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Leake County's defense heads into the  game  hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed  on Friday. They were the clear victors by  a  22-0 margin over Sebastopol. The  victory was familiar territory for the Gators, who have now won three  matchups in a row.

 Zechariah Washington
| 10/24/25 @ Sebastopol | 179 | 
| 10/17/25 vs McAdams | 227 | 
| 10/10/25 vs Ethel | 102 | 
| 10/03/25 @ Nanih Waiya | 89 | 
| 09/25/25 vs Newton | 102 | 
| + 4 more games | 
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to  Mashawn Leflore and  Zechariah Washington. Leflore rushed for 195 yards and one  score while picking up 10.8 yards per carry while  Washington rushed for 179 yards and a pair of  TDs while picking up 9.4 yards per carry. With that strong performance,  Washington is now averaging an impressive 104.1  rushing yards per game.
 Leake County was unstoppable on the ground and  finished the game with 427  rushing yards. That's the most  rushing yards they've managed all season.
 Meanwhile,  there's no place like home for Noxapater, who bounced back after a  loss on the road  last Thursday. They took their  contest  on Friday with ease, bagging  a  46-0 win over McAdams. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive  victory against them.
 Leake County's win bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Noxapater, they now  have a winning record of 5-4.
 Leake County was dealt a bruising  42-14 defeat at the hands of Noxapater when the teams last played  back in October of 2022. Thankfully for the Gators,  Jimmy Graham (who rushed for 256 yards and three  touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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