The Gainesville Hurricanes will square off against the Leesburg Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Gainesville hasn't scored more than 13 points for three games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
Gainesville's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Buchholz on Friday. They were dealt a 44-0 defeat at the hands of the Bobcats. While losing is never fun, the Hurricanes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 339th, while the Bobcats are ranked 16th).
Meanwhile, Leesburg had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They walked away with a 24-14 victory over Eustis on Friday.
Gainesville's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Leesburg, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Gainesville and Leesburg were almost perfectly matched up in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, but Gainesville suffered an agonizing 35-34 defeat. Thankfully for the Hurricanes, Xavier Irizarry (who threw for 242 yards and five touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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