Leland had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They walked away with a 30-20 victory over the Stevenson Pirates on Friday.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Leland to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jacob Gibson, who rushed for 74 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Gibson a new career-high in rushing yards. Caden Canter got in on the action as well, returning a kick 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.
Leland is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.3 points per game. As for Stevenson, the defeat snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 7-3 record.
Leland will challenge Alisal at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Leland's defense has only allowed 13.8 points per game this season, so Alisal's offense will have their work cut out for them. Stevenson does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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