Mount Olive is 3-0 against Leake County since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Mount Olive Pirates will head out on the road to challenge the Leake County Gators at 7:00 p.m. Mount Olive is looking for their season's first win.
Mount Olive is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were outmatched by Sebastopol on the road and fell 55-20.
Even though they lost, Mount Olive was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 234 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Leake County strolled past Pelahatchie with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 44-30. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Gators.
It was another big night for Mashawn Leflore, who rushed for 237 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.3 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 103.9 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Carnez Thomas, who threw for 119 yards and two touchdowns.
Leake County wouldn't let Pelahatchie keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Leake County can thank Cadarius Windham and Braylon Lee for forcing both of them. Lee is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Another thorn in Pelahatchie's side was Titus Fortune, who made 13 total tackles.
Mount Olive's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Leake County, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season.
Mount Olive didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Leake County in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 22-16 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mount Olive since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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