Football Recap: Long County Blue Tide vs. Liberty County Panthers
Long County put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 22-14 victory over the Liberty County Panthers. That's more bragging rights for the Blue Tide, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Among those leading the charge was Jaeson Carryl, who rushed for 58 yards and two touchdowns.
Long County's defense stepped up as well, laying out Jah'Barri Felix. six times. Liberty County's QB won't forget Jay'Quan Johnson anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Another thorn in Liberty County's side was Kenny Pickens, who picked up a sack and made ten total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Despite the loss, Liberty County still got an impressive performance from Elijah Brown, who rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also picked up 37 receiving yards. With that strong performance, Brown is now averaging an impressive 101 rushing yards per game.
Long County's win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Liberty County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Long County will take on Beach at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Long County's defense has only allowed 7.5 points per game this season, so Beach's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Liberty County, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Islands at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Islands will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
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