Football Preview: Liberty Patriots vs. Bishop Gorman Gaels
Liberty is 1-9 against Bishop Gorman since November of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Liberty Patriots will host the Bishop Gorman Gaels at 6:00 p.m. Hopefully Liberty focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up five on Friday.
Liberty is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Coronado, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Liberty was ranked third). Liberty took a blow against Coronado, falling 47-7. The last quarter was a mere formality, since the game's final score was reached by the end of the third quarter.
Liberty'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 Tyson Le?Au and Payson Rich.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bishop Gorman). They took their matchup at home two weeks ago with ease, bagging a 55-28 win over Orange Lutheran. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Gaels with their most commanding win of the season.
Maika Eugenio went supernova for Bishop Gorman, throwing for 266 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 41 yards. Another player making a difference was Greg Toler, who picked up 112 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bishop Gorman was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 251 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Liberty's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Bishop Gorman, their victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1.
Liberty took a serious blow against Bishop Gorman when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 56-11. Will Liberty have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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