After two games on the road, Stringer is heading back home. They will welcome the Leake County Gators at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Stringer came up short against Taylorsville and fell 28-18.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Leake County). They blew past Mount Olive, posting a 56-20 win at home. The victory was nothing new for the Gators as they're now sitting on three straight.
Leake County found their leader in underclassman Mashawn Leflore, who rushed for 154 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries. Leake County is undefeated when Leflore posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise. Carnez Thomas was another key player, throwing for 186 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Leake County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 248 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 227 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Stringer's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Leake County, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Stringer might still be hurting after the 38-14 loss they got from Leake County in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Stringer, Marques Triplett (who rushed for 135 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also picked up 49 receiving yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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