With a playoff game on the line, Leesville rose to the challenge on Friday. They breezed by the Booker T. Washington Lions to the tune of 50-12. The Wampus Cats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by 20 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Xavier Ford, who rushed for 308 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.8 yards per carry, and also picked up 49 receiving yards. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 266 rushing yards. Another back making a difference was Grant Fletcher, who rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown.
Leesville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 389 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October.
The victory was the sixth in a row for Leesville, bringing their record for this year to 11-2. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 49.3 points per game. As for Booker T. Washington, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 6-7 record.
Leesville will challenge E.D. White on Thursday. E.D. White's defense has only allowed 10.8 points per game this season, so Leesville's offense will have their work cut out for them. Booker T. Washington does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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