Football Preview: Amador Valley Dons vs. Liberty Lions
The Amador Valley Dons will square off against the Liberty Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Amador Valley came up short against Downey and fell 47-36.
Amador Valley might have lost, but man, Tristan Tia was a machine: he rushed for 158 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 272 yards and four touchdowns while completing 82.1% of his passes. Tia's longest rush was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Anthony Harrington was Tia's top target, picking up 139 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Liberty, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They walked away with a 34-21 victory over Tracy on Friday. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 82nd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 271st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jaxon Bell had a dynamite game for Liberty, rushing for 161 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.1 yards per carry.
Amador Valley now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Liberty, their win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-1.
Amador Valley ended up a good deal behind Liberty when the teams last played back in November of 2022, losing 35-21. Thankfully for Amador Valley, Nate Bell (who rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 148 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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