Leesburg hasn't had much luck against Gainesville recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Leesburg Yellow Jackets will welcome the Gainesville Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. Leesburg is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35 points per game this season.
Last Thursday, Leesburg didn't have quite enough to beat Ponte Vedra and fell 21-18. The Yellow Jackets were up 15-0 in the fourth but couldn't hold on to the lead.
Despite the defeat, Leesburg saw an underclassman step up: Lamar Garrison picked up 173 receiving yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Xavier Irizarry, who threw for 316 yards and two touchdowns.
Leesburg didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jalen Brown and Garrison. Brown also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 33 points the game before, Gainesville was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They were dealt a 52-7 loss at the hands of Buchholz. The defeat continues a trend for the Hurricanes in their matchups with the Bobcats: they've now lost six in a row.
Leesburg's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Gainesville, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 4-2.
Leesburg took a serious blow against Gainesville in their previous matchup back in October of 2018, falling 70-6. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Leesburg was down 49-0.
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