The Liberty Christian Patriots will square off against the Curlew Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Liberty Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Washington's top teams: Garfield-Palouse, who was ranked seventh at the time (Liberty Christian was ranked first). The Patriots blew past the Vikings 66-14 on Friday. Considering the Patriots have won six matchups by more than 25 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Liberty Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Trenten Ralston, who threw for 241 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes. Silas Bjur helped Ralston out on the ground, rushing for 103 yards and a pair of TDs on only ten carries.
Another reason for the win was Liberty Christian's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. The team can thank three different players for their defensive prowess: Ashton Hardenbrook, Cole Fricke, and Ryan Powell, who each picked up one sack apiece. Ryker Wageman got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Curlew entered their contest against Inchelium on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Cougars took a 76-70 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hornets.
Liberty Christian's win bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Curlew, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-3.
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