Football Recap: Liberty Wins High-Profile Contest Against Pinnacle + How To Watch

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Previous Games

09/26/25 - Away	39-8 W
10/11/24 - Home	32-29 W
10/06/23 - Away	57-19 W
09/10/22 - Home	49-7 W
10/29/21 - Home	33-27 W
+ 4 more games

Liberty faced Pinnacle in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Lions simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Pioneers 39-8. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 31 points or more this season.

Liberty had a senior duo take command as Brayden Stevens threw for 132 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes and Kam Segall picked up 86 receiving yards and a pair of TDs.

On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Liberty's defense and their four sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Tyler Burnstein and Hudson Dunn, who racked up all four sacks between them. Brecken Garday was another major factor on D, making seven total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending one pass in addition to snagging an interception.

The win was the third in a row for Liberty, bringing their record up to 4-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 6.0 points on average over those games. As for Pinnacle, their defeat was their first of the season and also makes their record 4-1.

Coming up, Liberty will take on Mountain Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Lions will be up against the Mountain Lions' rather soft defense (which has allowed 38.6 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Pinnacle, they will challenge Cesar Chavez at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Pioneers will be up against the Champions' rather soft defense (which has allowed 37.4 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.