Preview: Chaparral Firebirds vs. Liberty Lions
After two games on the road, Chaparral is heading back home. They will take on The Liberty Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Chaparral will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Arizona Rankings (they are ranked 30th, while Liberty is ranked first).
Last Friday, Chaparral had to suffer through a rough 56-14 loss at the hands of Centennial.
The losing side was boosted by Lucciano Madda, who threw for 238 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Liberty stacked a seventh blowout onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 31-3 victory over Saguaro. The victory was nothing new for Liberty as they're now sitting on three straight.
Navi Bruzon was his usual excellent self, rushing for 137 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.1 yards per carry, and also throwing for 254 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.9% of his passes.
Chaparral's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their overall record down to 2-6. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 16.0 points per game. As for Liberty, their victory bumped their record up to 7-1.
Chaparral came up short against Liberty in their previous matchup back in October of 2021, falling 41-37. Can Chaparral avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
