Football Preview: Liberty Christian Patriots vs. Almira-Coulee-Hartline Warriors
The Liberty Christian Patriots will square off against the Almira-Coulee-Hartline Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Liberty Christian will bounce into Friday's match after beating Neah Bay, who they hadn't topped in three consecutive meetings. Liberty Christian simply couldn't be stopped on Saturday as they easily beat Neah Bay 60-16 at home. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Patriots.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Liberty Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Charlie Branning, who rushed for 75 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 41 receiving yards and a touchdown. Branning also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making six total tackles and defending two passes in addition to snagging an interception. Perry Pottle was another key passer, throwing for 138 yards and three touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Liberty Christian's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Leading the way was Ryan Powell with two.
Meanwhile, Almira-Coulee-Hartline made easy work of Garfield-Palouse on Saturday and carried off a 54-28 win. With the Warriors ahead 36-6 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Caden Correia had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 112 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 230 yards and four touchdowns on only 19 passes. Another player making a difference was Carter Pitts, who gained 92 total yards and two touchdowns.
Almira-Coulee-Hartline's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Harvest Parrish, Brady Roberts, and Grayson Beal picked up one apiece. That's the most rushing yards Parrish has posted since back in September of 2023.
Liberty Christian's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Almira-Coulee-Hartline, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Liberty Christian took a serious blow against Almira-Coulee-Hartline in their previous meeting back in September of 2021, falling 62-20. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Liberty Christian was down 48-8.
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