The Leland Chargers will take on the Alisal Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Leland is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.6 points per game this season.
Leland is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 30-20 victory over Stevenson.
Leland's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jacob Gibson led the charge by rushing for 74 yards and two touchdowns. Those 74 rushing yards gave Gibson a new career-high. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Caden Canter, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Leland didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Canter led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. Gibson also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because Leland is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Alisal beat Overfelt 20-16 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Trojans.
Alisal's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-5. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.6 points per game. As for Leland, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
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