Football Preview: Langley Saxons vs. Washington-Liberty Generals
Langley is 2-8 against Washington-Liberty since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Langley Saxons will challenge the Washington-Liberty Generals at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Langley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They claimed a resounding 42-14 victory over George C. Marshall. Given the Saxons' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 47th, while the Statesmen are ranked 127th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Washington-Liberty put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let Yorktown onto the board and left with a 28-0 win.
Washington-Liberty got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Anthony Louis out in front who rushed for 135 yards while picking up 8.4 yards per carry. Louis' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 100 rushing yards. Jon Malatesta did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 97 receiving yards.
Washington-Liberty pushed their record up to 11-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 8.0 points per game. As for Langley, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-2.
Langley ended up a good deal behind Washington-Liberty when the teams last played on November 2nd, losing 28-14. Can Langley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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