Football Preview: Freedom Patriots vs. Liberty Hurricanes
Freedom has gone 8-2 against Liberty recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Freedom Patriots will take on the Liberty Hurricanes at 1:00 p.m.
Freedom is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Pennsylvania's top teams: Easton Area, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Freedom was ranked 14th). Freedom took a 25-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of Easton Area. It was the first time this season that the Patriots let down their fans at home.
Meanwhile, Liberty hadn't done well against Bethlehem Catholic recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Liberty managed a 12-7 victory over Bethlehem Catholic. The 12-point effort marked the Hurricanes' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The critical scores for Liberty came from Gabe Green and Jaxon Barlok.
Liberty didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Adriaan Deleon and Jake Pukszyn.
Freedom's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-1. As for Liberty, they pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Everything came up roses for Freedom against Liberty when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 41-14 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Liberty's Caden Vermuelen, who rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, and also threw for 126 yards on 14 of 23 attempts. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be easier for Freedom to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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