Enloe entered their match against Leesville Road on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Enloe Eagles fell to the Leesville Road Pride 27-21. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 128th, while the Pride are ranked 38th).
Enloe lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Elijah Kirkpatrick, who picked up 98 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Jonah El-Amin was another key signal caller, throwing for 150 yards and two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Enloe was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 200 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Leesville Road only rushed for 99.
Leesville Road was led to victory by AkShar Barnes and Deiondre Goldston. Barnes gained 104 total yards and two touchdowns, while Goldston threw for 249 yards and two touchdowns while completing 86.2% of his passes.
This is the second loss in a row for Enloe and nudges their season record down to 4-3. As for Leesville Road, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 8-0.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Enloe will head out to face off against Sanderson at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Leesville Road, they will venture away from home to challenge Athens Drive at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Leesville Road is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
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