If Liberty was feeling good off their 38-14 takedown of Clovis West last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Liberty Patriots were beaten by the Santa Margarita Eagles 42-3 on Friday. The loss was the Patriots' first of the season.
Clayton Turk threw for 53 yards on eight of 20 attempts. On the ground,
Jalen Murphy rushed for 34 yards.
James Johnson was a one-man wrecking crew for Santa Margarita as he threw for 246 yards and five touchdowns on only 17 passes. The dominant performance gave Johnson a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Junker, who picked up 132 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Liberty's loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 2-1. As for Santa Margarita, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 2-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Liberty will take on Buchanan at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Liberty focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday. As for Santa Margarita, they will square off against Oaks Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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