Football Preview: Liberty-Eylau Leopards vs. Atlanta Rabbits
The Liberty-Eylau Leopards will face off against the Atlanta Rabbits at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Liberty-Eylau will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
Liberty-Eylau is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They strolled past Gladewater with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 49-34. Given the Leopards' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 155th, while the Bears are ranked 446th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Trip Baysinger continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 201 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also picking up 60 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Atlanta, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They took their game at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 50-0 win over Sabine. That looming 50-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Rabbits yet this season.
Atlanta's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Marshawn Woodberry, who rushed for 162 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.0 yards per carry. Woodberry was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 54 yards. Markeylin Batton was another key player, gaining 50 total yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Atlanta was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 274 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sabine only rushed for 50.
Liberty-Eylau pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Atlanta, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
Everything went Liberty-Eylau's way against Atlanta when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as Liberty-Eylau made off with a 36-14 win. Will Liberty-Eylau repeat their success, or does Atlanta have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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