Liberty is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Bishop O'Dowd is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Liberty Lions will welcome the Bishop O'Dowd Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Liberty is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Vintage, posting a 35-7 victory. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while the Crushers are ranked 253rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jaxon Bell was his usual excellent self, rushing for 267 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 15.7 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in November of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Sage Robertson, who threw for 113 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes.
Liberty was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 266 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Bishop O'Dowd ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They had just enough and edged Monte Vista out 31-28.
Liberty is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 30.2 points per game. As for Bishop O'Dowd, their win bumped their record up to 9-2.
Everything came up roses for Liberty against Bishop O'Dowd in their previous meeting back in September of 2021, as the team secured a 42-14 victory. Does Liberty have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bishop O'Dowd turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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