Leake Academy hasn't had much luck against Heritage Academy recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Leake Academy Rebels are taking a road trip to challenge the Heritage Academy Patriots at 7:00 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Leake Academy is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Union: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Leake Academy blew Union out of the water with a 47-8 final score. The Rebels pushed the score to 40-8 by the end of the third, a deficit the Yellowjackets had no chance of recovering from.
A big part of the victory came down to the chemistry between George Wilcox and his top target Matthew Nowell. Wilcox threw for 228 yards and three touchdowns while Nowell picked up 85 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Garrett Adcock helped Wilcox out on the ground, rushing for 63 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 45 receiving yards.
Leake Academy's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged five passes before it was all said and done. Jack Harkins led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. Leake Academy got some further help from Coby Kemp: he made 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Heritage Academy). They put the hurt on Pillow Academy with a sharp 56-32 win on Friday. The Patriots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 24 points or more this season.
The victory was the third in a row for Leake Academy, bringing their record for this year to 3-1. As for Heritage Academy, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-1.
Leake Academy strolled past Heritage Academy in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a score of 44-27. The rematch might be a little tougher for Leake Academy since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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