The Briarwood Christian Lions will square off against the Leeds Greenwave at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Briarwood Christian has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with six straight defeats, while Leeds will come in with five straight wins.
Last Friday, Briarwood Christian was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 20-14 to Wenonah.
Meanwhile, Leeds won against Lincoln two weeks ago with 42 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Leeds claimed a resounding 42-13 victory over Jacksonville at home. Considering the Greenwave have won four matches by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Conner Nelson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 189 yards and five touchdowns on only 12 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 66 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Taylon Gaiter, who gained 136 total yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Leeds was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 417 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 265 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Briarwood Christian's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Leeds, their win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
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