With a playoff game on the line, Franklin Community rose to the challenge on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 42-17 margin over the Columbus East Olympians. Considering the Grizzly Cubs have won three matches by more than 24 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Alex Leugers, who rushed for 323 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.4 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 60 yards. Cade Petty did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 84 receiving yards.
Franklin Community was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 329 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 184 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Franklin Community's defense made their presence known, laying out Kyson Villarreal. five times. The heavy lifting was done by Kingston Foor and Blake Smythe, who racked up four sacks between them.
Despite the loss, Columbus East still got an impressive performance from Villarreal, who rushed for 40 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 255 yards on 17 of 32 attempts.
Franklin Community's record is now 4-6. As for Columbus East, their loss dropped their record down to 6-4.
Franklin Community will face off against East Central at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. East Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.1 points per game this season. Columbus East does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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