Two dominant signal callers in Xavier Irizarry and Jt Tipton are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Leesburg Yellow Jackets will take on the Lecanto Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Leesburg is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.5 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Leesburg strolled past Lyman with points to spare, taking the game 39-23. Given the Yellow Jackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while the Greyhounds are ranked 266th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leesburg's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Lamar Garrison, who picked up 107 receiving yards and two touchdowns. James Benton got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Leesburg wouldn't let Lyman keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Jaiden Castillo, Larry Foster, Jarion Sharp, and Don?Yea Johnson picked up one apiece. With that strong performance, Foster is now averaging an impressive 5.1 total tackles per game. Messiah Bailey was another major factor on D, picking up 2.5 sacks and making three total tackles.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 14-14 at halftime, Lecanto was not quite Hernando's equal in the second half on Friday. They fell to the Leopards 28-24. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The victory made it two in a row for Leesburg and bumps their season record up to 6-2. As for Lecanto, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-3.
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