Liberty pushed their score to 52 the last time they played Heritage, but on Friday they couldn't quite do it again. The Liberty Lions came out on top against the Heritage Patriots by a score of 14-7. The 14-point effort marked the Lions' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
It was another big night for Jaxon Bell, who picked up 86 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 110 yards. He really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 78 yards. Benjamin Hill was another key rusher, rushing for 95 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
Liberty was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 242 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 194 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
One reason for the win was Liberty's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. In that department, David Calkins Jr. was the leader with three.
Jordan Kinnaird and Ilias Muhammad certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Kinnaird picked up 123 receiving yards and a touchdown, while Muhammad threw for 76 yards and a touchdown. Kinnaird also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making eight total tackles and defending two passes in addition to snagging an interception.
Liberty is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 29.2 points per game. As for Heritage, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-4.
Liberty and Heritage are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Liberty will host Vintage at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Liberty is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.7 points per game this season. As for Heritage, they will welcome James Logan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Heritage also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 29.1 points per game.
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