Leon and Shelbyville squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Leon had to settle for second. They were outmatched by the Shelbyville Dragons on the road and fell 62-7. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 916th, while the Dragons are ranked 404th).
Shelbyville was led to victory by Dj Barnes and Ronnie Williams. Barnes rushed for 74 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, while Williams rushed for 162 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. Those 162 rushing yards gave Williams a new career-high. Hunter Harvey did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 132 receiving yards.
Leon has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-5 record this season. As for Shelbyville, their win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-2.
Leon does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Shelbyville, they will square off against Beckville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Shelbyville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 40.4 points per game this season.
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