Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Liberty-Eylau). They strolled past the Gladewater Bears with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 49-34. Given the Leopards' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 134th, while the Bears are ranked 475th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Trip Baysinger, who threw for 201 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also picked up 60 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Liberty-Eylau wouldn't let Gladewater keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Liberty-Eylau can thank James Gooden and Serleio Creer for forcing both of them. Creer is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season.
Liberty-Eylau's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Gladewater, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Liberty-Eylau will face off against Atlanta at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Liberty-Eylau will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last. As for Gladewater, they will square off against Tatum at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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