Football Recap: Liberty-Eylau Leopards vs. Atlanta Rabbits
Liberty-Eylau had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They blew past the Atlanta Rabbits, posting a 42-6 win at home. Given the Leopards' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 134th, while the Rabbits are ranked 374th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Trip Baysinger continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 114 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, while also throwing for 167 yards and three touchdowns. Arian Taylor also helped out as he racked up 121 rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Liberty-Eylau was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 269 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
When it comes to explaining why Atlanta lost, don't look at Markeylin Batton. Despite the final result, he rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. Batton got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 74 yards.
Liberty-Eylau's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Atlanta, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-3.
Liberty-Eylau is taking a road trip to challenge White Oak at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Liberty-Eylau knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully White Oak likes a good challenge. As for Atlanta, they will welcome Tatum at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Atlanta is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33 points per game this season.
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