Football Preview: Liberty Lions vs. Antioch Panthers
The Liberty Lions will face off against the Antioch Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Liberty is coming into the contest hot, having won their last seven games.
Liberty's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Thursday, when they got past California's usually-dominant defense. Liberty was the clear victor by a 35-14 margin over California. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, everything went Antioch's way against Skyline on Monday as Antioch made off with a 39-19 win. That's two games straight that the Panthers have won by exactly 20 points.
Antioch's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Jianelle Ortega and Zy Butler.
Liberty's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. As for Antioch, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Liberty barely slipped by Antioch in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 7-6. Will Liberty repeat their success, or does Antioch have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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