Football Recap: Liberty Patriots vs. Independence Falcons
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Liberty). They blew past the Independence Falcons 42-6 at home on Friday. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 21-0.
Liberty's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Gavin Parham, who rushed for 53 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 50 yards and a touchdown. Jalen Murphy was another key back, rushing for 132 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Liberty was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 237 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've averaged 186.3.
The win snapped Liberty's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-3 record. As for Independence, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-3 record this season.
Liberty will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Frontier at 7:30 p.m. on October 11th. Independence will also get a bit of a break before their next contest: they'll face off against Ridgeview at 7:30 p.m. on October 10th.
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