Football Preview: Liberty Christian Warriors vs. Legacy Christian Academy Eagles
Liberty Christian is 3-0 against Legacy Christian Academy since September of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Liberty Christian Warriors will square off against the Legacy Christian Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Legacy Christian Academy is hoping to do what Bishop Lynch couldn't on Friday: put an end to Liberty Christian's winning streak, which now stands at seven games. Liberty Christian blew past Bishop Lynch 56-20. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 44th, while the Friars are ranked 409th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Legacy Christian Academy). They were the clear victor by a 56-33 margin over Nolan Catholic on Friday. The Eagles pushed the score to 42-20 by the end of the third, a deficit the Vikings had little chance of recovering from.
It was another big night for Luke Lawrence, who rushed for 102 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries, and also threw for 263 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 62 yards. 90 of Lawrence's passing yards were hauled in by Drew Lowery, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Liberty Christian pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Legacy Christian Academy, their win bumped their record up to 6-3.
Everything came up roses for Liberty Christian against Legacy Christian Academy when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 52-0 victory. Does Liberty Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Legacy Christian Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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