Football Preview: Henderson Lions vs. Liberty-Eylau Leopards
The Henderson Lions will face off against the Liberty-Eylau Leopards at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Henderson is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Friday. They came out on top against Athens by a score of 45-35.
Jesstin Starling had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 184 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.4 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Vince Howard, who rushed for 37 yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Henderson was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 420 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Liberty-Eylau had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They breezed by Pittsburg on the road to the tune of 48-7 on Friday.
The critical scores for Liberty-Eylau came from Trip Baysinger, Dequane Prevo, and Keilen Neal.
Liberty-Eylau's defense made their presence known, laying out Kord Johnson. three times. Malik Stephens was especially locked on to Pittsburg's QB and sacked him twice. Stephens didn't just play on offense: he also picked up two sacks and made 16 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Henderson strolled past Liberty-Eylau in their previous meeting back in August of 2023 by a score of 28-14. Will Henderson repeat their success, or does Liberty-Eylau have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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