The Liberty Patriots will take on the Independence Falcons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Liberty is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 41-14, which was the final score in Liberty's tilt against Central on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 87th, while the Grizzlies are ranked 31st).
Liberty might have lost, but man, Elmo Whitten was a machine: he rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries.
Meanwhile, Independence lost to Kennedy at home by a 34-19 margin on Friday.
Independence's defeat came about despite a quality game from Gunter Golla Iii, who threw for 115 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a rushing score.
Liberty now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Independence, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
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