Two dominant backs in Kegan Ruff and Israel Ross are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Shannon Red Raiders will welcome the Leake Central Gators at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Shannon knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Leake Central likes a good challenge.
Shannon is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 51-26 margin over Amory on Friday. Considering the Red Raiders have won five matches by more than 24 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Shannon had a senior duo take command as Trey Spurgon threw for 330 yards and three touchdowns on only 18 passes and Ruff rushed for 173 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.7 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Ruff a new career-high in rushing yards. Braylen Deans was another key player, rushing for 70 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Leake Central won against Newton County two weeks ago with 28 points and they decided to stick to that point total again last Thursday. Leake Central came out on top in a nail-biter against North Forrest , sneaking past 28-26. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Gators.
Todd Edmond continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 194 yards and four touchdowns on only 16 passes, while also rushing for 43 yards.
Shannon pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 38.3 points per game. As for Leake Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 4-6 record this season.
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