Springdale and Leechburg are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2015, but not for long. The Springdale Dynamos will venture away from home to face off against the Leechburg Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Springdale has struggled recently with 12 defeats in a row, while Leechburg will arrive with five straight wins.
Springdale's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Riverview on Saturday. They were dealt a 41-0 loss at the hands of the Raiders.
Meanwhile, Leechburg hadn't done well against Jeannette recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Leechburg was the clear victor by a 35-13 margin over Jeannette. The Blue Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Jayden Floyd continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 223 yards and five touchdowns on only 14 carries. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season. Leechburg also got a significant boost from Jake Cummings, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 83 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Leechburg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 391 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 263 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Springdale's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Leechburg, their record now sits at 5-0.
Springdale might still be hurting after the 48-25 loss they got from Leechburg when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Floyd, who rushed for 167 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry, and also threw for 131 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes. Now that Springdale knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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