Football Recap: Liberty Lightning vs. Jefferson Hawks
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Liberty). They claimed a resounding 70-33 win over the Jefferson Hawks. Considering the Lightning have won three contests by more than 28 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Jefferson's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Osten Robertson, who picked up 142 receiving yards and a touchdown. Robertson showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 50 yards. Vernon Benda was another key passer, throwing for 260 yards and two touchdowns.
The victory was the sixth in a row for Liberty, bringing their record for this year to 8-1. As for Jefferson, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-4.
Liberty will welcome Waukee at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Liberty will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last. Jefferson does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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