Two dominant backs in Israel Ross and Kegan Ruff are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Leake Central Gators will challenge the Shannon Red Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Leake Central is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
If Leake Central beats Shannon with 28 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Leake Central narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past North Forrest 28-26. The score was all tied up 14-14 at the break, but the Gators were the better team in the second half.
Todd Edmond continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 194 yards and four touchdowns on only 16 passes, while also rushing for 43 yards.
Meanwhile, Shannon waltzed into their match on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 51-26 victory. The result was nothing new for the Red Raiders, who have now won five games by 25 points or more so far this season.
Shannon can attribute much of their success to Trey Spurgon, who threw for 330 yards and three touchdowns on only 18 passes, and Ruff, who rushed for 173 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.7 yards per carry. Those 173 rushing yards gave Ruff a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Braylen Deans, who rushed for 70 yards and two touchdowns.
Leake Central is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-6 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 26.5 points per game. As for Shannon, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
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