Football Preview: Liberty Christian Patriots vs. Touchet Redhawks
Liberty Christian has gone 6-0 against Touchet recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Liberty Christian Patriots will welcome the Touchet Redhawks at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Liberty Christian has five straight wins, Touchet has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Liberty Christian and Mabton met for a duel on Friday where Liberty Christian came out on top. Liberty Christian blew past Mabton, posting a 76-0 victory at home. Considering the Patriots have won four contests by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Charlie Branning, who rushed for 108 yards and four touchdowns on only six carries. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.2 rushing touchdowns per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Silas Bjur, who rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Liberty Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 315 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 190 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Liberty Christian's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. Ashton Hardenbrook was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up 2.5 sackshimself. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, a win for Touchet just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by DeSales 86-7. While losing is never fun, the Redhawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington football rankings (they are ranked 49th, while the Irish are ranked third).
Liberty Christian pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Touchet, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything came up roses for Liberty Christian against Touchet in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 74-44 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Touchet's Haden Kincaid, who rushed for 253 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.1 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Liberty Christian to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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