It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Leonardtown had no problem doing just that on Friday. They came out on top against the Blake Bengals by a score of 35-25. Leonardtown's victory was all the more impressive since the Bengals were averaging only 11.25 points allowed on the season.
It was another big night for Zach Meade, who rushed for 156 yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 156 rushing yards.
Leonardtown was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 208 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 184 rushing yards in seven consecutive contests.
Leonardtown is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 31.8 points per game. As for Blake, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-3.
Leonardtown wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 42-37 defeat against Mergenthaler Vo-Tech on the 29th. Blake does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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