Football Preview: Independence Falcons vs. Liberty Patriots
Independence has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to square off against the Liberty Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Independence ended up a good deal behind Kennedy and lost 34-19.
The losing side was boosted by Gunter Golla Iii, who threw for 115 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a rushing score.
Meanwhile, Liberty was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 41-14 loss at the hands of Central. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 87th, while the Grizzlies are ranked 31st).
Liberty might have lost, but man, Elmo Whitten was a machine: he rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries.
Independence's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Liberty, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
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