Football Preview: Liberty Patriots vs. Basic Wolves
Liberty has gone 8-0 against Basic recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Liberty Patriots will venture away from home to challenge the Basic Wolves at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Liberty is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Arbor View, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Liberty was ranked third). Liberty fell just short of Arbor View by a score of 31-28 on Thursday.
Elijah Espinoza put forth a good effort for the losing side as he threw for 128 yards and two touchdowns. Liberty also got a significant boost from Ezra Sanelivi, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 97 yards.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Basic's offense. They had to suffer through a 63-0 loss at the hands of Bishop Gorman. Having soared to a lofty 39 points in the game before, the Wolves' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Liberty's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Basic, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-7.
Everything came up roses for Liberty against Basic in their previous matchup back in October of 2019, as the team secured a 38-6 win. In that contest, Liberty amassed a halftime lead of 24-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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