Leander's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Hendrickson Hawks as the Leander Lions made off with a 42-21 win. That's more bragging rights for the Lions, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Leander to victory, but perhaps none more so than Mason Montgomery, who threw for 102 yards and two touchdowns while completing 100% of his passes, and also rushed for 65 yards on only nine carries. Leander also got help from Zane Wooldridge, who showed off his sure hands for 161 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Leander was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 315 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August of 2023.
The victory got Leander back to even at 1-1. As for Hendrickson, their defeat was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-1.
Leander will host Del Valle at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Hendrickson, they will take on Hays at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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