Gainesville has gone 4-0 against Leesburg recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Gainesville Hurricanes will challenge the Leesburg Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Gainesville is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 33 points back in September, they were much more limited against Buchholz on Friday. They took a blow against the Bobcats, falling 52-7. While losing is never fun, the Hurricanes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 243rd, while the Bobcats are ranked 35th).
Meanwhile, Leesburg didn't have quite enough to beat Ponte Vedra on Thursday and fell 21-18. The Yellow Jackets were up 15-0 in the fourth but couldn't hold on to the lead.
Despite the loss, Leesburg saw an underclassman step up: Lamar Garrison picked up 173 receiving yards and a touchdown. Xavier Irizarry also helped out by tossing the rock for 316 yards.
Leesburg didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jalen Brown and Garrison. Brown also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine.
Gainesville's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Leesburg, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 4-2.
Everything came up roses for Gainesville against Leesburg when the teams last played back in October of 2018, as the team secured a 70-6 victory. In that match, Gainesville amassed a halftime lead of 49-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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