Flag Football Game Preview: California Grizzlies vs. Liberty Lions

The California Grizzlies are taking a road trip to take on the Liberty Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with California sitting on four straight wins and Liberty on 11.

On Tuesday, California beat Livermore 25-12. The Grizzlies pushed the score to 25-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Cowboys cut but never quite recovered from.

Caeli AuYeung

Passer Rating

09/30/25 vs Livermore	117
09/25/25 vs Northgate	86.8
09/23/25 vs Granada	111.8
09/18/25 vs Pittsburg	85.1
09/16/25 @ Dougherty Valley	55.8
+ 8 more games

California can attribute much of their success to Caeli AuYeung, who threw for 194 yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in one rushing score. What's more, AuYeung racked up 117 passer rating, the most she's had since back in November of 2024.

California didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Olivia Horton, Carissa Rogers, and Mikayla Nielsen picked up one apiece.

Heritage typically has all the answers at home, but on Wednesday Liberty proved too difficult a challenge. They pulled ahead with a 7-6 photo finish over the Patriots. The seven-point effort marked the Lions' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

California's record is now 10-1. As for Liberty, their record now sits at 11-0.

California came up short against Liberty when the teams last played back in October of 2024, falling 36-30. Can the Grizzlies avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.