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| 10/11/24 - Away | 42-14 W |
| 10/06/23 - Home | 42-6 W |
| 10/07/22 - Away | 58-21 W |
Catholic is a perfect 3-0 against Liberty Magnet since October of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Bears will welcome the Patriots at 7:00 p.m. This will be Catholic's first chance to prove their worth in the conference.
Catholic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Madison-Ridgeland Academy, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Catholic was ranked fifth). The Bears and the Patriots were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but the Bears suffered a 27-26 loss. The Bears have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Liberty Magnet). They claimed a resounding 64-0 victory over Bogalusa. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Zaiden Foster and AJ Stephens. Foster rushed for 127 yards and four scores on only 15 carries while Stephens rushed for 104 yards and one touchdown on only 11 carries. Foster 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 Magnet was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 239 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 209 rushing yards every time they've taken the field this season.
Liberty Magnet didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ashton Lafleur and Peyton Thornton.
Liberty Magnet's victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-2. As for Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 3-2.
Everything came up roses for Catholic against Liberty Magnet in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as the squad secured a 42-14 win. In that game, the Bears amassed a halftime lead of 28-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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