Two dominant signal callers in Jt Tipton and Xavier Irizarry are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Lecanto Panthers will be playing at home against the Leesburg Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Lecanto is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Hernando on Friday. Lecanto fell to Hernando 28-24. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Leesburg didn't have too much trouble with Lyman at home on Friday as they won 39-23. Given the Yellow Jackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while the Greyhounds are ranked 266th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leesburg got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Lamar Garrison out in front who picked up 107 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Irizarry, who threw for 223 yards and three touchdowns.
Leesburg wouldn't let Lyman keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Jaiden Castillo, Larry Foster, Jarion Sharp, and Don?Yea Johnson picked up one apiece. With that strong performance, Foster is now averaging an impressive 5.1 total tackles per game. Messiah Bailey was another major factor on D, picking up 2.5 sacks and making three total tackles.
Lecanto's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-3. As for Leesburg, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-2.
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