Football Recap: Leake County Skates Past Mcadams with Ease

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Leake County). They took their game on Friday with ease, bagging a 48-6 win over the McAdams Bulldogs. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Gators with their most commanding win of the season.

Zechariah Washington continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 227 yards and one score while picking up 12.6 yards per carry. He is becoming a predictor of Leake County's success: when he posts at least 100 rushing yards the team is 3-1 (and 0-4 when he doesn't). Davion Townsend was another key player, rushing for 114 yards and one touchdown on only seven carries.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Leake County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 484 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 279 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.

On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Leake County's defense and their four sacks. The team can thank two different players for their defensive prowess: Jacodi Boler and Donovan Leflore, who each picked up 1.5 sacks apiece. Derrick Harris got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.

Leake County has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 3-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.5 points on average over those games. As for McAdams, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-3.

Leake County wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 22-0 win against Sebastopol on the 24th. As for McAdams, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 46-0 loss against Noxapater on the 24th.