Vanguard has played every game this season on their home field, but they'll have to hit the road on Friday. They will challenge the Leesburg Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Vanguard is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Newberry: they outscored them in every quarter. Vanguard never let Newberry onto the board and left with a 23-0 victory on Friday. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Panthers are ranked 99th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Among those leading the charge was Jermaine White, who rushed for 74 yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards.
Meanwhile, Leesburg put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Eustis 64-6 at home. Fans of the Yellow Jackets have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Leesburg's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Xavier Irizarry, who threw for 209 yards and five touchdowns. Irizarry is crushing it when it comes to passing touchdowns: he's passed for at least three every time he's taken the field this season. Carlos Villalongo helped Irizarry out on the ground, rushing for 118 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Leesburg's defense and their 3.5 sacks. Don?Yea Johnson was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up two sacks and made five total tackles (3.5 for loss).
Vanguard now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Leesburg, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Vanguard was able to grind out a solid win over Leesburg in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 42-29. The rematch might be a little tougher for Vanguard since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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