The Atherton Wolverines's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Leslie Blackhawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Atherton's defense has only allowed 12.5 points per game this season, so Leslie's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Atherton's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Mt. Clemens , sneaking past 2-0.
Meanwhile, after only seven points in their last game, Leslie made sure to put some points up on the board against Hanover-Horton on Saturday. Everything went Leslie's way against Hanover-Horton as Leslie made off with a 35-14 victory. Considering the Blackhawks have won five matchups by more than 20 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Leslie found their leader in sophomore Joel Cranmore, who rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 238 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes. The dominant performance gave Cranmore a new career-high in rushing yards. 113 of Cranmore's passing yards were hauled in by Jayden Colby, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Atherton's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-2. As for Leslie, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.
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