Football Preview: Lake Roosevelt Raiders vs. Liberty Bell Mountain Lions
Lake Roosevelt is 3-0 against Liberty Bell since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Lake Roosevelt Raiders will be staying on the road to face off against the Liberty Bell Mountain Lions at 7:00 p.m.
Lake Roosevelt and Manson met for a duel last Friday where Lake Roosevelt couldn't get it done. Lake Roosevelt took a 42-28 bruising from Manson.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Champ Louie, who picked up 138 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 65 yards. Ivan Alejandre was another key player, throwing for 325 yards and three touchdowns.
Lake Roosevelt didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Anthony Smith and Alejandre.
Meanwhile, on FridayOmak kept up with Liberty Bell until halftime, but afterwards: not so much. Liberty Bell blew past Omak 30-7. The result was nothing new for the Mountain Lions, who have now won four matchups by 23 points or more so far this season.
Lucien Paz and Remington Paz were among the main playmakers for Liberty Bell as the former rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries and the latter picked up 79 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Remington also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making eight total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending a pass.
Liberty Bell was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 239 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Lake Roosevelt's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Liberty Bell, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 4-1.
Everything came up roses for Lake Roosevelt against Liberty Bell when the teams last played back in September of 2018, as the team secured a 46-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lake Roosevelt since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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