It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Liberty Christian had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They came out on top against the Almira-Coulee-Hartline Warriors by a score of 36-28. The win was just business as usual for the Patriots, who after 12 games remain undefeated this season.
Charlie Branning was his usual excellent self, rushing for 200 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per carry. He has been hot , having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Joey Isley, who picked up 41 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Liberty Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 233 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 161 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Liberty Christian wouldn't let Almira-Coulee-Hartline keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Liberty Christian can thank Ryan Powell and Eli Isley for forcing both of them.
Almira-Coulee-Hartline lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Caden Correia, who rushed for 165 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Correia a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Pitts, who rushed for 212 yards and a touchdown.
Liberty Christian's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 45.1 points. As for Almira-Coulee-Hartline, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 10-3.
Liberty Christian will challenge Wilbur-Creston-Keller on Friday. Liberty Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past 12 matchups -- so hopefully Wilbur-Creston-Keller likes a good challenge. Almira-Coulee-Hartline does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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