The Leesville Wampus Cats will take on the Pineville Rebels at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Leesville will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
Leesville is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Many 60-35 on Friday. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 47-14.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Leesville to victory, but perhaps none more so than Trel Broom, who threw for 177 yards and five touchdowns on only 12 passes. Xavier Ford helped Broom out on the ground, rushing for 98 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Leesville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 310 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 298 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Leesville's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Ethan Stewart and Jaylen Tucker.
Meanwhile, Pineville narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Tioga 39-36. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rebels.
Leesville's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Pineville, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-1.
Leesville couldn't quite finish off Pineville in their previous matchup back in September of 2021 and fell 35-32. Will Leesville have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
