Football Preview: Liberty Christian Warriors vs. Parish Episcopal Panthers
Liberty Christian and Parish Episcopal are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2016, but not for long. The Liberty Christian Warriors will take on the Parish Episcopal Panthers on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Liberty Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They blew past St. Thomas Catholic, posting a 63-0 win. The victory was nothing new for the Warriors as they're now sitting on ten straight.
Quinn Murphy continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 224 yards and five touchdowns, while also rushing for 57 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Parish Episcopal came tearing into Saturday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28 points) and they left with even more momentum. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Eagles 42-7. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Eagles are ranked 342nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Nick Wheeler was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 111 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. Sawyer Anderson was another key player, throwing for 247 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.4 yards per attempt.
Parish Episcopal was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 268 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Parish Episcopal pushed their record up to 9-4 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 31.4 points. As for Liberty Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 11-1.
Saturday's matchup will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Murphy and Anderson. Murphy just won't slow down this season and has thrown 39 touchdowns while averaging 231.6 passing yards per game. Anderson has been a dominant force too and has thrown 47 touchdowns while averaging 371.5 passing yards per game.
Liberty Christian beat Parish Episcopal 35-27 in their previous matchup back in October. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Anderson, who threw for 551 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.8 yards per attempt, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Liberty Christian still be able to contain Anderson? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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