Leesville Road is 2-8 against Wake Forest since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Leesville Road Pride will venture away from home to square off against the Wake Forest Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Leesville Road knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 point or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Wake Forest likes a good challenge.
Leesville Road's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They really took it to Heritage for the full four quarters, racking up a 31-0 victory on the road. Given the Pride's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Huskies are ranked 151st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Deiondre Goldston continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 217 yards and two touchdowns, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023. A healthy portion of that aerial production (129 yards to be exact) went to Jayden Gary, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Leesville Road's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Brennan West, Evan Brown, and Adam Sonye picked up one apiece. West is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least seven every time he's taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Wake Forest scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of Southern School of Energy and Sustainability by a score of 26-24. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Leesville Road's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Wake Forest, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Leesville Road came up short against Wake Forest in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 34-28. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wake Forest's Kavon Simmons, who rushed for 49 yards and four touchdowns, and also threw for 144 yards and a touchdown. Now that Leesville Road knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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