Rouse won the last time they faced Leander, and things went their way on Friday too. The Rouse Raiders took down the Leander Lions 38-22. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Raiders.
London Morgan was his usual excellent self, throwing for 290 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. A healthy portion of that aerial production (162 yards to be exact) went to Leland Smit, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Rouse was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 237 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August.
When it comes to explaining why Leander lost, don't look at Logan Mitchell. Despite the final result, he rushed for 59 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Leander is 2-1 when Mitchell posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.
The win got Rouse back to even at 4-4. As for Leander, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 4-4.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Rouse and East View are set to duel on Friday. East View is coming into the game with three straight victories on the road, so Rouse will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Leander, they will face off against Cedar Park at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Leander is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.1 points per game this season.
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