The Liberty Blue Jays will challenge the Blue Springs South Jaguars on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Liberty sitting on three straight wins and Blue Springs South on four.
Liberty is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Liberty North 13-10. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Blue Jays have posted since October 20, 2023.
Jaxon Hicks was his usual excellent self, rushing for 174 yards and a touchdown. Hicks is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 114 every time he's taken the field this season.
Liberty was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 250 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 173 rushing yards in ten consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Blue Springs South faced Blue Springs in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Blue Springs South came out on top against Blue Springs by a score of 19-12. The 19-point effort marked the Jaguars' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Liberty's victory bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Blue Springs South, their win bumped their record up to 8-2.
Liberty lost to Blue Springs South on the road by a decisive 41-24 margin in their previous meeting back in October. Can Liberty avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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