The Leesville Road Pride will head out to challenge the Millbrook Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Leesville Road sitting on four straight victories and Millbrook on five.
Leesville Road's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They really took it to Athens Drive for the full four quarters, racking up a 56-0 win. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Pride's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Jaguars are ranked 260th).
Damacio Cueto produced another solid effort throwing for 252 yards and a pair of TDs while completing 84.6% of his passes, and also rushing for 37 yards. Another player making a difference was Michael Ramsey, who rushed for 69 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Leesville Road was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 204 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 176 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Millbrook made easy work of Rolesville on Friday and carried off a 28-7 victory. The 28-point effort marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Leesville Road's record now sits at 4-1. As for Millbrook, their record is now 5-0.
Friday's matchup might be decided on the ground. Leesville Road has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 160.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Millbrook struggles in that department as they've been averaging 167.4 rushing yards. There's a good chance Friday's game turns into a tough fight on the ground.
Leesville Road suffered a grim 34-14 defeat to Millbrook in their previous meeting back in March of 2021. Thankfully for the Pride, Wesley Grimes (who picked up 133 receiving yards and three scores) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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