The Leesville Wampus Cats will head out to challenge the Benton Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Leesville has three straight wins, Benton has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Leesville was fully in charge, breezing past Pineville 41-13 at home. The result was nothing new for the Wampus Cats, who have now won three games by 25 points or more so far this season.
Xavier Ford continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 278 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry, and also catching a touchdown. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last ten games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Trel Broom, who threw for 208 yards and four touchdowns on only 16 passes.
Leesville's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Jordan Patterson and Taj Jackson. With that strong performance, Patterson is now averaging an impressive 10.5 total tackles per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Leesville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 291 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 291 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Benton scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They took a 53-35 bruising from Captain Shreve. The Tigers were down 41-21 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Leesville's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Benton, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
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