Football Preview: Washington-Liberty Generals vs. Yorktown Patriots
The Washington-Liberty Generals will challenge the Yorktown Patriots at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Yorktown is hoping to do what Lewis couldn't on Friday: put an end to Washington-Liberty's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Washington-Liberty breezed by Lewis at home to the tune of 41-0. Fans of the Generals have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Matthew Abramson looked great while leading his team to the win, throwing for 203 yards and three touchdowns while completing 92.9% of his passes.
Meanwhile, Yorktown posted their biggest win since September 8, 2023 on Friday. Everything went their way against Wakefield as Yorktown made off with a 38-16 victory. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Patriots had established a 21 point advantage.
Yorktown's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Drew Morgan, who rushed for 52 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and also threw for 103 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Morgan a new career-high in rushing yards. Nate Randles was another key player, rushing for 81 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Yorktown was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 213 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 201 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Washington-Liberty's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Yorktown, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 3-0.
Saturday's contest might be decided in the trenches. Washington-Liberty has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 169.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Yorktown struggles in that department as they've been averaging 224.3. It's looking like Saturday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Washington-Liberty skirted past Yorktown 21-18 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Does Washington-Liberty have another victory up their sleeve, or will Yorktown turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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