The Land O' Lakes Gators will face off against the Leesburg Yellow Jackets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Land O' Lakes was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 22-17 to Zephyrhills. Despite 69 more yards than the Bulldogs, the Gators couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Despite the defeat, Land O' Lakes got top-tier performance from Tj Morrow, who rushed for 164 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Morrow is now averaging an impressive 111.2 rushing yards per game.
Land O' Lakes wouldn't let Zephyrhills keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. Connor Purcell led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Leesburg entered their match against Vanguard on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Leesburg fell 21-14 to Vanguard. The Yellow Jackets have struggled against the Knights recently, as their game on Friday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Leesburg saw an underclassman step up: Lamar Garrison picked up 90 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Garrison showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 51 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Xavier Irizarry, who threw for 270 yards and two touchdowns.
This is the second loss in a row for Land O' Lakes and nudges their season record down to 1-3. As for Leesburg, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-1.
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