Football Preview: Prestonwood Christian Lions vs. Liberty Christian Warriors
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The Prestonwood Christian Lions will head out to take on the Liberty Christian Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Prestonwood Christian's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three contests.
On Friday, Prestonwood Christian needed a bit of extra time to put away Bishop Lynch. They came out on top against the Friars by a score of 35-28. The win continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Friars: they've now won seven in a row.
Prestonwood Christian got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Tyler Shaw out in front who threw for 384 yards and a pair of TDs while picking up 12.4 yards per attempt. A healthy portion of that aerial production (149 yards to be exact) went to Junior Kniffen, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Prestonwood Christian didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Bishop Lynch to a completion percentage of just 45.7%. That defensive display was nothing new: the Lions have limited their opponent to a lower and lower completion percentage in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Liberty Christian didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against West Plains on Friday, but they still walked away with a 41-35 win.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Quinn Murphy and REID MACON. Murphy had a solid game and threw for 256 yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, MACON was balling out in the loss, rushing for 113 yards and four scores, while also throwing for 163 yards while completing 75% of his passes.
Liberty Christian now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Prestonwood Christian, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Prestonwood Christian has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 160.2 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Liberty Christian has preferred to attack from the air: they average 282.2 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Prestonwood Christian couldn't quite finish off Liberty Christian when the teams last played back in October of 2024 and fell 30-27. Thankfully for the Lions, Chase Garnett (who rushed for 192 yards and three TDs) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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