The Fairview Aggies will square off against the Leeds Greenwave at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Fairview comes in on ten and Leeds on three.
Fairview is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They had just enough and edged Carver Birmingham out 15-12. The 15-point effort marked the Aggies' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Fairview's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jake Harper, who rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown, and Kolt Redding, who rushed for 41 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Leeds won against Pelham back in October with 35 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Leeds walked away with a 35-28 victory over Guntersville. That's two games straight that the Greenwave have won by exactly seven points.
Conner Nelson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 176 yards and four touchdowns, while also throwing for 153 yards and a touchdown while completing 87.5% of his passes. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 58 yards. Taylon Gaiter was Nelson's top target, picking up 138 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Leeds was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 265 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 173 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Leeds' win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-2. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 37.8 points per game. As for Fairview, their victory bumped their record up to 10-0.
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