The Pickens Academy Pirates will square off against the Leroy Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Pickens Academy lost to Greene County on the road by a 34-20 margin.
Meanwhile, Leroy had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.3 points) and they went ahead and made it nine two weeks ago. They walked away with a 19-7 win over the Wildcats. The score was all tied up 7-7 at the break, but the Bears were the (much) better team in the second half.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Leroy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Joshua Reed, who picked up 110 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Brayden Dixon was another key signal caller, throwing for 195 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes.
Leroy pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.1 points per game. As for Pickens Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
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