Football Preview: Liberty Christian Warriors vs. Parish Episcopal Panthers
After three games on the road, Liberty Christian is heading back home. They will welcome the Parish Episcopal Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Liberty Christian will head into Friday's match having proved themselves against Prestonwood Christian: Liberty Christian took a 29-point defeat the last time they faced off against Prestonwood Christian, but they managed to turn things around on Friday. Liberty Christian came out on top in a nail-biter against Prestonwood Christian , sneaking past 30-27. The 30-point effort marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Parish Episcopal had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 39 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They breezed by the Trojans at home to the tune of 56-0. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won five contests by 24 points or more so far this season.
Sawyer Anderson was his usual excellent self, throwing for 251 yards and four touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last seven games he's played dating back to last season. Parish Episcopal also got help from Jaylen Pile, who showed off his sure hands for 100 receiving yards.
Liberty Christian's victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Parish Episcopal, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
Liberty Christian was taken down by Parish Episcopal 45-14 in their previous matchup back in September of 2021. Thankfully for Liberty Christian, Andrew Paul (who rushed for 108 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries) 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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