The Pillow Academy Mustangs will challenge the Leake Academy Rebels at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pillow Academy is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.
Pillow Academy is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Starkville Academy on Friday. Pillow Academy took a 20-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of Starkville Academy.
Meanwhile, Leake Academy came up short against Copiah Academy on Friday and fell 28-21. The Rebels haven't had much luck with the Colonels recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Leake Academy's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of George Wilcox, who threw for 389 yards and three touchdowns, and Matthew Nowell, who picked up 110 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Leake Academy is undefeated when Nowell posts 100 or more receiving yards, but 0-3 otherwise. A healthy portion of that aerial production (128 yards to be exact) also went to Matthan Weaver.
Pillow Academy's record is now 2-5. As for Leake Academy, their record now sits at 3-3.
Pillow Academy lost to Leake Academy on the road by a decisive 37-20 margin in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Pillow Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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