Leesburg is 0-6 against Vanguard since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Leesburg Yellow Jackets will play host again on Friday to welcome the Vanguard Knights, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Last Friday, Leesburg humbled Eustis with a 64-6 victory. 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 success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Xavier Irizarry led the charge by throwing 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.
Another reason for the win was Leesburg's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for 3.5 sacks. Don?Yea Johnson was especially locked on to Eustis' QB and sacked him twice. Johnson didn't just play on offense: he also picked up two sacks and made five total tackles (3.5 for loss).
Meanwhile, while Vanguard put up some points on Friday, the same can't be said for Newberry. Vanguard blew past Newberry 23-0. 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.
Vanguard can attribute much of their success to Jermaine White, who rushed for 74 yards. White got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible 76 yards.
Leesburg pushed their record up to 3-0 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Vanguard, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Leesburg came up short against Vanguard in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 42-29. Will Leesburg have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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