The Iowa Yellowjackets will play host again on Friday to welcome the Leesville Wampus Cats, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Iowa is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to St. Louis Catholic for the full four quarters, racking up a 54-8 win at home. With the Yellowjackets ahead 32-6 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Iowa's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jonathan Walker Jr., who picked up 96 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 36 yards and two touchdowns. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 64 yards. J'Vien Adams was another key rusher, rushing for 95 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Leesville entered their tilt with Benton on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Tigers 48-28. Considering the Wampus Cats have won four contests by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Xavier Ford, who rushed for 367 yards and seven touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per carry. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last 11 games he's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Trel Broom, who rushed for 75 yards on only seven carries.
Iowa pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Leesville, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
Iowa ended up a good deal behind Leesville in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, losing 30-13. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ford, who rushed for 264 yards and three touchdowns. Now that Iowa knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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