After a steaming hot 2-0 start, the Leo Lions’ season has crashed, with three straight one-sided losses.

On Saturday the Lions faced off against the St. Laurence Vikings at St. Xavier University’s Deaton Field, hoping for a ‘W’ to get back over .500 and keep their playoff hopes live. However, the Vikings (4-1, 0-1 CCL/ESCC Red) dashed those hopes early and often, using five Leo turnovers to register a 41-0 victory.

After the Lions went three-and out on their first possession, the Vikings scored on their first opportunity, Jimmy McDermott covering the final 20 yards on a quarterback keeper.

Leo’s first turnover, on a strip sack by Sean Rice, set up St. Laurence’s next score, 47-yard flea-flicker pass from Cory Les to Kameron McHugh.

Things started to get out of hand when Leo fumbled away the ensuing kickoff and the Vikings capitalized with Les’ 20-yard touchdown run.

Two more touchdowns before the half ended — a 76-yard bomb from Noah Taylor to Noah Williams and Williams’ 4-yard scoot after yet another turnover — put the game totally out of reach. And when Jake Edlund scored on a four-yard end around early in the second half, a running clock went into effect.

DiCaprio Turks’ interception was the only real highlight for the Lions. They managed just 76 yards of total offense and failed to get anything going running the ball or in the passing game as one drive after another stalled out. Sophomore QB Trent Watson completed six of 12 passes, but was running for his life against a Vikings pass rush that met very little resistance.

And there were those five turnovers — two fumbles, three interceptions.

The Lions (2-3, 0-1 CCL/ESCC Red) are back in action on Friday, October 3, with a chance to win at De La Salle. The Meteors are 0-5 overall and 0-1 in the CCL/ESCC Red after after sitting out last season because of a lack of numbers. Leo great Harold Blackmon, who also played at Northwestern and with the Seattle Seahawks, is the Meteors’ coach. Kickoff is at 7 p.m.