Football Preview: Liberty Patriots vs. Fort Stockton Panthers
After starting their season with four straight games on the road, Liberty is finally coming home. They will be defending their home-fieldthey go up against the Fort Stockton Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 62-15, which was the final score in Liberty's tilt against Seminole on Friday. The Patriots were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 34-8.
Meanwhile, Fort Stockton put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Crane as Fort Stockton made off with a 41-20 victory. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won three matches by 21 points or more so far this season.
Fort Stockton relied on the efforts of Kasch Norman, who rushed for 57 yards and three touchdowns, and Gerry Diaz, who rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. Norman is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played. Angel Lujan did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 84 receiving yards.
Fort Stockton wouldn't let Crane keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Fort Stockton can thank Ethan Jimenez and Ejay Ortiz for forcing both of them.
Liberty's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Fort Stockton, their win bumped their record up to 4-0.
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