Leesburg entered their matchup against Vanguard on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Leesburg Yellow Jackets fell 21-14 to the Vanguard Knights. The Yellow Jackets haven't had much luck with the Knights recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Despite the loss, Leesburg saw an underclassman step up: Lamar Garrison picked up 90 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Garrison showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 51 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Xavier Irizarry, who threw for 270 yards and two touchdowns.
Leesburg's defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-1. As for Vanguard, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Leesburg will head out to take on Land O' Lakes at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Leesburg's defense has only allowed 8.2 points per game this season, so Land O' Lakes' offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Vanguard, they will head out on the road to square off against Dunnellon at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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