A win for Leonard just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 49-21 loss at the hands of the Blue Ridge Tigers. Leonard's loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Blue Ridge had a senior duo take command as Ryder Clayton gained 284 total yards and four touchdowns and Micah Dickerson threw for 316 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.7 yards per attempt. Clayton also set a new season high mark in receiving yards with 141. Caleb Gaddis also helped out as he racked up 101 receiving yards.
Leonard's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-2. As for Blue Ridge, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Leonard will head out to square off against S & S Consolidated at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Leonard is facing S & S Consolidated at the right time seeing as S & S Consolidated is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Blue Ridge, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers challenges Bells at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 1,140 yards in their previous games.
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