Football Recap: Liberty Magnet Patriots vs. Zachary Broncos
Liberty Magnet lost against Zachary back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Liberty Magnet Patriots were outmatched by the Zachary Broncos at home and fell 42-8. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 111th, while the Broncos are ranked ninth).
Even though they lost, Liberty Magnet was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 203 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 203 rushing yards in seven consecutive matchups.
Zachary's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Caleb Gonzales led the charge by throwing for 138 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. Davekio Ruffin helped Gonzales out on the ground, rushing for 74 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.
Liberty Magnet has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season. As for Zachary, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-1.
Liberty Magnet is taking a road trip to square off against Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Liberty Magnet is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.9 points per game this season. As for Zachary, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Woodlawn-B.R. at 7:00 p.m. Zachary also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averged 32 points per game.
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