Football Preview: Liberty Red Devils vs. Clinton Red Devils
The Liberty Red Devils will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Clinton Red Devils at 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Liberty made easy work of Blacksburg and carried off a 45-22 victory. With the Red Devils ahead 31-6 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Clinton over Blacksburg in every quarter on their way to victory two weeks ago. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Clinton blew Blacksburg out of the water with a 61-14 final score. The Red Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 22 points or more this season.
Clinton relied on the efforts of Javen Cook, who rushed for 152 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and Tushawan Richardson, who rushed for 73 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. That's the most rushing yards Richardson has posted since back in August. Az Simmons was another key rusher, rushing for 82 yards and a touchdown.
Clinton didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Brett Young, Bryson Perrin, and Maison Tinsley picked up one apiece. Young has been hot for a while, having also posted five or more total tackles the last 14 times he's played.
Clinton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 478 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
The win was the third in a row for Clinton, bringing their record for this year to 6-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 35.3 points. As for Liberty, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
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