After two games on the road, Leyton is heading back home. They will host the Banner County Wildcats at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Leyton knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven games -- so hopefully Banner County likes a good challenge.
Last Thursday, Leyton beat South Platte 46-38.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Hunter Borges and he. Borges gained 60 total yards and two touchdowns while he gained 60 total yards and two touchdowns. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made three total tackles.
Leyton didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Calvin Borgmann, Austin Beutler, and Alec Watchorn picked up one apiece. Borgmann also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven.
Meanwhile, Banner County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat dating back to last season. They fell just short of Garden County by a score of 2-0. The shutout was out of character for the Wildcats seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in September.
Leyton has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Banner County, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
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