Football Recap: Liberty-Eylau Triumphant Thanks to a Strong Effort from Trip Baysinger

By Team Reports Oct 5, 2024, 11:17am

Football Recap: Liberty-Eylau Leopards vs. Tatum Eagles

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Liberty-Eylau won the last time they faced Tatum, and things went their way on Friday too. The Liberty-Eylau Leopards walked away with a 36-26 win over the Tatum Eagles. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Leopards.

Trip Baysinger was his usual excellent self, rushing for 150 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, while also throwing for 92 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.

Liberty-Eylau wouldn't let Tatum keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Avion Golston was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 15. Another thorn in Tatum's side was Malik Stephens, who made 14 total tackles (2.0 for loss).

Liberty-Eylau's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Tatum, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2.

Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Gladewater the next time they take the field. Liberty-Eylau will head out to face Gladewater at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, while Tatum will host them at 7:30 p.m. on October 17th.

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