Blake was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell just short of the Lennard Longhorns by a score of 25-22. The Yellow Jackets lost against the Longhorns in their previous head to head back in November of 2019, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 34-7 score last time.
Despite the loss, Blake still got an impressive performance from Quentin Deboue, who rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns. Deboue's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 130 rushing yards dating back to last season. Blake also got a significant boost from Elijah Newman Hall, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 80 yards.
Newman Hall wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Blake was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 215 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in nine consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Even if they lost, Blake's defense still kept up the pressure with five sacks. In that department, Newman Hall was the leader with two. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up two sacks and making three total tackles (2.0 for loss). Blake got some further help from Deshawn Shaw: he made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Gavin Fields had a dynamite game for Lennard, rushing for 143 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. Fields got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible 80 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Mobley, who threw for 202 yards and two touchdowns.
Blake's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Lennard, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
Blake is taking a road trip to challenge Jesuit at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Lennard, they will challenge Gateway at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lennard is facing Gateway at the right time seeing as Gateway is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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