Leander lost against Cedar Park back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Leander Lions took a 47-31 bruising from the Cedar Park Timberwolves. The Lions haven't had much luck with the Timberwolves recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Despite the loss, Leander still got an impressive performance from Logan Mitchell, who rushed for 137 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 147 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Mitchell a new career-high in rushing yards. Leander also got a significant boost from Eric Hargrave, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 90 yards.
Even though they lost, Leander was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 322 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards in seven consecutive contests.
Cedar Park found their leader in sophomore David Cooper, who rushed for 156 yards on only 12 carries, and also threw for 183 yards and a touchdown. Those 156 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Cooper.
Leander now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Cedar Park, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
Leander didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 35-28 defeat against East View on the 8th. Cedar Park has also already played their next match, a 31-7 loss against Georgetown on the 7th.
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