Football Preview: Sabine Cardinals vs. Liberty-Eylau Leopards
The Sabine Cardinals will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Liberty-Eylau Leopards at 6:00 p.m. The timing isn't great for Sabine: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Liberty-Eylau has snatched up four consecutive wins on the road.
Sabine is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Jefferson two weeks ago (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Sabine was beaten by Jefferson 74-12. The Cardinals were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 40-12.
Despite the defeat, Sabine got top-tier performance from Hudson Mcnatt, who rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 68 yards.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Liberty-Eylau's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They and Jefferson were almost perfectly matched up, but Liberty-Eylau suffered a 35-34 loss.
Despite the defeat, Liberty-Eylau got top-tier performance from Trip Baysinger, who threw for 273 yards and five touchdowns while completing 79.2% of his passes, and also rushed for 153 yards while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Baysinger a new career-high in rushing yards.
Liberty-Eylau's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-2. As for Sabine, their record now sits at 2-7.
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