It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Liberty-Eylau had no problem doing just that on Friday. They came out on top against the Winnsboro Raiders by a score of 56-49. The victory was familiar territory for the Leopards who have now won four games in a row.
Trip Baysinger continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 247 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 9.1 yards per carry, and also throwing for 302 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 13.1 yards per attempt. Those 247 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Liberty-Eylau wouldn't let Winnsboro keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Liberty-Eylau can thank Dequane Prevo and Serleio Creer for forcing both of them. Creer also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 18.
Liberty-Eylau was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 511 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Liberty-Eylau's record is now 11-2. As for Winnsboro, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-2.
Liberty-Eylau will square off against Malakoff at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Malakoff knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past ten contests -- so hopefully Liberty-Eylau likes a good challenge. Winnsboro does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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