Football Preview: Salpointe Catholic Lancers vs. Liberty Lions
Salpointe Catholic has been away from home for three games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Liberty Lions at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Salpointe Catholic took their matchup on the road with ease, bagging a 43-14 victory over Corona del Sol. The result was nothing new for the Lancers, who have now won three contests by 29 points or more so far this season.
The critical scores for Salpointe Catholic came from Morgan Quiri, Charles Chaney, and Rj Gory.
Meanwhile, Liberty faced Pinnacle in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Liberty narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Pinnacle 32-29. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lions.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Hayden Fletcher and Wyatt Horton. Fletcher had a great game and threw for 335 yards and three touchdowns. Meanwhile, Horton was balling out in the loss, throwing for 278 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 32 yards and a touchdown.
Salpointe Catholic's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-1. As for Liberty, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Salpointe Catholic took a serious blow against Liberty in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 49-0. Thankfully for Salpointe Catholic, Navi Bruzon (who threw for 278 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 35 yards) 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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