The Noxapater Tigers will head out to take on the Leake County Gators at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Noxapater is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 46-0 victory over McAdams. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Leake County hadn't done well against Sebastopol recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Gators' defense stepped up to hand the Bobcats a 22-0 shutout. The game was the first time the Gators have beaten the Bobcats on their field since October 6, 2017.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Mashawn Leflore and Zechariah Washington. Leflore rushed for 195 yards and one TD while picking up 10.8 yards per carry while Washington rushed for 179 yards and a pair of scores while picking up 9.4 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Washington is now averaging an impressive 104.1 rushing yards per game.
Leake County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 427 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
The victory was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 4-5. As for Noxapater, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Everything came up roses for Noxapater against Leake County when the teams last played back in October of 2022, as the squad secured a 42-14 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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