Leander hasn't had much luck against Cedar Park recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Leander Lions will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cedar Park Timberwolves at 7:00 p.m. Leander is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.1 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Leander ended up a good deal behind Rouse and lost 38-22. The Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Logan Mitchell and London Morgan. Morgan had a great game and threw for 290 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Meanwhile, Mitchell was balling out in the loss, rushing for 59 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Cedar Park's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell 28-21 to Lake Belton. The match marked the Timberwolves' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Despite the loss, Cedar Park saw an underclassman step up: sophomore David Cooper threw for 176 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 70 yards. The dominant performance gave Cooper a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Jamal Porter, who picked up 115 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Leander's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-4. As for Cedar Park, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Leander has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 229.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Cedar Park struggles in that department as they've been averaging 174. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Leander was taken down by Cedar Park 49-7 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Leander, Ayden Arp (who threw for 253 yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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