Football Preview: Liberty Lancers vs. Air Academy Kadets
The Liberty Lancers will take on the Air Academy Kadets at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Liberty lost to Vista Ridge at home by a 54-35 margin. While losing is never fun, the Lancers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 126th, while the Wolves are ranked 41st).
Even if they lost, Liberty's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Leading the way was Jacob Mesias with two. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, a win for Air Academy just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 46-14 loss at the hands of Palmer Ridge. The Kadets have struggled against the Bears recently, as their game on Friday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
This is the second loss in a row for Liberty and nudges their season record down to 2-4. As for Air Academy, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-3 record.
Liberty lost to Air Academy on the road by a decisive 21-7 margin in their previous matchup back in August of 2023. Can Liberty avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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