The Liberty Red Devils will take on the Pelion Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Liberty's favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home while Pelion has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Liberty's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They walked away with a 7-0 win over Blacksburg.
Liberty didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Chris Mable and Zane Smith.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pelion). They claimed a resounding 50-7 victory over American Leadership Academy. With the Panthers ahead 29-0 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Pelion's win came from a few key players Liberty will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Tre Jackson, who rushed for 174 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 104.5 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Jai Chuniesingh, who picked up 152 receiving yards and three scores.
Liberty's win bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Pelion, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
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