Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Leon). Everything went their way against the Bruceville-Eddy Eagles on Friday as the Leon Cougars made off with a 46-20 victory. Considering the Cougars have won three matches by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Despite the defeat, Bruceville-Eddy had strong showings from Lance Bailey, who picked up 117 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Tyrrell Horne, who rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown. Bailey's longest reception was for an incredible 81 yards.
Leon pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Bruceville-Eddy, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Leon will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Normangee at 7:00 p.m. on October 11th. Leon's defense has only allowed 15.4 points per game this season, so Normangee's offense will have their work cut out for them. Bruceville-Eddy also won't see the field for a while: their next contestis against Moody at 7:30 p.m. on October 11th. Bruceville-Eddy is facing Moody at the right time seeing as Moody is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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