It may have taken  overtime to finish the job, but Leigh ultimately got the result they hoped for  on Friday. They came out on top against the Live Oak Acorns by a score of  35-28. For the Longhorns, this counts as revenge for the   14-0 win the Acorns walked away with the last time they faced one another  back in October of 2024.

 Blake Zanger
| 10/31/25 @ Live Oak | 225 | 
| 10/17/25 @ Santa Teresa | 172 | 
| 09/12/25 vs South San Francisco | 172 | 
| 08/29/25 @ Leland | 170 | 
| 10/24/24 vs Santa Teresa | 157 | 
 Blake Zanger had another great game (as  he tends to do), rushing for 225 yards and three  TDs while picking up 11.3 yards per carry, and also picking up 46 receiving yards. Those  225  rushing yards gave  him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was  Miles Huntington, who punched in one rushing score.
 They were just one part of a punishing run game: Leigh was unstoppable on the ground and  finished the game with 238  rushing yards. They are  a perfect 3-0 when  they've run for more than 200 yards.
 Live Oak's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was   Gage Jones, who rushed for 251 yards and a pair of  touchdowns. Jones is  crushing it when it comes to  rushing yards: he's   rushed for at least 161 every time he's  taken the field this season.  Adrian Leal helped out on the ground, rushing for 92 yards and a  rushing touchdown.
Leigh's  victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 5-4. As for Live Oak, their record is now 7-2.
 We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Leigh is set to  square off against  their familiar foe Branham  at 7:15  p.m.  on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 954 yards in their previous games. Meanwhile, Live Oak will  challenge  rival Christopher  at 7:15  p.m.  on Thursday.
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