Two dominant signal callers in London Morgan and Logan Mitchell are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Rouse Raiders will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Leander Lions at 7:00 p.m. Rouse is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.6 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Rouse humbled Chaparral with a 53-7 victory. With the Raiders ahead 30-0 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
It was another big night for Morgan, who threw for 216 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Special teams also deserves some recognition, posting 13 points in total. All came courtesy of Connor Lyons: he went 3-for-3 kicking field goals for nine points, and 4-for-4 kicking extra points for an additional four.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Leander's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They took a hard 29-15 fall against Lake Belton. The game marked the Lions' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Although Leander took the loss, they still got scores from Ryan Kazmir and Eric Hargrave.
Even though they lost, Leander was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 310 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Rouse's victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-4. As for Leander, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
The upcoming matchup will be a clash of competing strengths. Rouse has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 283 passing yards per game. Leander, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 234.9 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Rouse strolled past Leander in their previous meeting back in September of 2015 by a score of 38-24. Does Rouse have another victory up their sleeve, or will Leander turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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