Stockdale is 0-10 against Liberty since October of 2014 but things could change on Thursday. The Stockdale Mustangs will face off against the Liberty Patriots at 7:30 p.m.
Stockdale will head into Friday's game out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They were beaten by Centennial 40-0. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 458th, while the Golden Hawks are ranked 173rd).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Liberty). They took their matchup on Thursday with ease, bagging a 51-9 win over Garces Memorial. The victory was familiar territory for the Patriots who have now won four contests in a row.
Liberty's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jalen Murphy, who rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Murphy's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 100 rushing yards. Brock Wattenbarger also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Liberty was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 272 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Stockdale's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Liberty, their record is now 6-3.
Stockdale was taken down by Liberty 56-6 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Stockdale avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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