Football Preview: Liberty-Eylau Leopards vs. Winnsboro Raiders
The Liberty-Eylau Leopards will square off against the Winnsboro Raiders at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Liberty-Eylau is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They blew past Pilot Point 57-7. 57 seems to be a good number for the Leopards as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Trip Baysinger was his usual excellent self, throwing for 382 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 16.6 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 52 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last six games he's played. Another player making a difference was Arian Taylor, who gained 80 total yards and two touchdowns.
Liberty-Eylau didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as James Gooden, Jaquan Johnson, and Serleio Creer picked up one apiece. Maliki Stephens was another major factor on D, making 17 total tackles.
Meanwhile, Winnsboro blew past Palmer, posting a 48-7 win. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 156th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 390th), the result on Thursday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Liberty-Eylau has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 49.3 points per game. As for Winnsboro, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-1.
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