La Grange and La Vega squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but La Grange had to settle for second. They took a blow against the La Vega Pirates, falling 56-2. The Leopards were red-hot offensively headed into the match (they scored no less than 31 points in the three contests prior) but the Pirates' defense proved too tough.
Leading La Vega to victory were Bryson Roland and Jabarie Thornton. Roland rushed for 152 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries, while Thornton picked up 190 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Roland's longest rush was for an impressive 67 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Kourtney Parr, who threw for 108 yards and two touchdowns.
La Grange's loss dropped their record down to 6-5. As for La Vega, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 8-3.
La Grange does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for La Vega, they are on the road again on Friday to play West Orange-Stark at 7:30 p.m. La Vega knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past six matchups -- so hopefully West Orange-Stark likes a good challenge.
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