Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Leake Academy). They breezed by the East Rankin Academy Patriots at home to the tune of 68-13 on Friday. The Rebels might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 34 points or more this season.
A big part of Leake Academy's win came down to the chemistry between George Wilcox and his top target Matthew Nowell. Wilcox threw for 370 yards and seven touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes while Nowell picked up 215 receiving yards and four touchdowns. Nowell showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 68 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthan Weaver, who picked up 142 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Leake Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 272 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Leake Academy's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-3. As for East Rankin Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-7.
Leake Academy and Lamar are set to duel on Friday. Lamar will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Leake Academy surely won't give up without a fight. As for East Rankin Academy, they will be playing at home against Oak Hill Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. East Rankin Academy is facing Oak Hill Academy at the right time seeing as Oak Hill Academy is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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