After flying high against Howe last Friday, Leonard came back down to earth. Leonard took a 32-27 hit to the loss column at the hands of Blue Ridge on Friday. The matchup was a 13-13 toss-up at halftime, but Leonard couldn't quite close it out.
Jacob Walker continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Blue Ridge, rushing for 149 yards and one TD while picking up 8.8 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Liam Finan, who threw for 168 yards and one touchdown.
Leonard's loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 4-3. As for Blue Ridge, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Coming up, Leonard will take on S & S Consolidated at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Tigers will be up against the Rams' rather soft defense (which has allowed 35.33 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Blue Ridge, they will challenge Bells at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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