The Liberty Patriots are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they challenge the Mission Viejo Diablos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Liberty is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Mililani, who was ranked first at the time (Liberty was ranked third). Liberty received a blow on Saturday as they fell 26-9 to Mililani.
Meanwhile, Mission Viejo came tearing into last Saturday's matchup with nine straight wins dating back to last season (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.1 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Eagles, posting a 35-7 win at home.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Mission Viejo's defense and their six sacks. Santa Margarita's QB won't forget Jaden Williams anytime soon given he sacked him three times. Williams didn't just play on offense: he also picked up three sacks, made 11 total tackles (4.0 for loss), and defended a pass. Mission Viejo got some further help from Logan Lynch: he picked up 0.5 sacks and made 16 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Liberty's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Mission Viejo, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
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