The Lovejoy Leopards will face off against the Melissa Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Lovejoy didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Anna, but they still walked away with a 66-62 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Leopards.
Jacob Janecek continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 311 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 133 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. Zane Kuzenski was Janecek's top target, picking up 174 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lovejoy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 288 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Melissa had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 52 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Coyotes , sneaking past 21-18.
The win got Lovejoy back to even at 2-2. As for Melissa, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Everything went Lovejoy's way against Melissa in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, as Lovejoy made off with a 28-7 win. Does Lovejoy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Melissa turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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