After flying high against Riverdale last Friday, Liberty came back down to earth. The Liberty Hawks came up short against the Chowchilla Tribe on Friday, falling 63-42. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (41), the Hawks still had to take the loss.
Several Hawks players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Adrian Vasquez, who rushed for 53 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 157 yards and three touchdowns. Those 53 rushing yards gave Vasquez a new career-high. Jacob Rogers-Lehman was in the mix as well, providing Liberty with two touchdowns.
Liberty didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Angel Torres and Shane Williams.
Chowchilla had a senior duo take command as Davian Stephenson rushed for 219 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.9 yards per carry and Travis Selby gained 258 total yards and three touchdowns. Selby was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 65 yards. Dwayne Hemphill was another major influence, as he rushed for 80 yards and ran in a TD.
The loss snapped Liberty's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-5 record. As for Chowchilla, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-1.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Liberty is taking a road trip to challenge Atascadero at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Liberty is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.5 points per game this season. As for Chowchilla, they will host Cabrillo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Chowchilla knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven matches -- so hopefully Cabrillo likes a good challenge.
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