Two dominant backs in Saliou Sow and Jaxon Bell are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Bishop O'Dowd Dragons will head out to challenge the Liberty Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Bishop O'Dowd comes in on seven and Liberty on three.
Bishop O'Dowd is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Monte Vista 31-28.
Meanwhile, Liberty took their matchup on Friday with ease, bagging a 35-7 victory over Vintage. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while the Crushers are ranked 253rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bell continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 267 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 15.7 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional for a while as that marked his ninth straight game with at least 101 rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Sage Robertson, who threw for 113 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes.
Liberty was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 266 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Liberty has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.8 points per game. As for Bishop O'Dowd, they pushed their record up to 9-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Bishop O'Dowd was dealt a bruising 42-14 loss at the hands of Liberty in their previous matchup back in September of 2021. Thankfully for Bishop O'Dowd, Nate Bell (who threw for 176 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 passes, and also rushed for 62 yards on only eight carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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