Football Preview: Liberty Hawks vs. Parlier Panthers
The Liberty Hawks will square off against the Parlier Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Liberty is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.3 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Liberty didn't have too much trouble with Minarets on the road as they won 35-21.
Talan Lamattina had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 142 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another rusher making a difference was Shane Williams, who rushed for 132 yards on only ten carries.
Liberty's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB three times. Leading the way was Ethan Dunn with two sacks. He also set a new season high mark in rushing yards with 87.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Liberty was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 440 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 202 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Parlier was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They fell 37-24 to McFarland. One positive for the Panthers, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Liberty has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 3-4 record this season. As for Parlier, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Everything came up roses for Liberty against Parlier when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 55-0 victory. Will Liberty repeat their success, or does Parlier have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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