Football Preview: Carthage Bulldogs vs. Liberty-Eylau Leopards
Carthage has gone 5-0 against Liberty-Eylau recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Carthage Bulldogs will take on the Liberty-Eylau Leopards at 7:30 p.m.
Carthage is leaving town to face Liberty-Eylau after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Carthage fell to Kilgore 20-15.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Liberty-Eylau sidestepped Henderson for a 44-41 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Leopards.
Trip Baysinger was a one-man wrecking crew for Liberty-Eylau as he threw for 318 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.8 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 52 yards.
Baysinger wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Liberty-Eylau was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 241 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Liberty-Eylau's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Luke Baysinger and Zabrien Hawkins. Liberty-Eylau got some further help from Malik Stephens: he made 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Everything came up roses for Carthage against Liberty-Eylau in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 as the squad secured a 42-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Carthage since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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