The Liberty Leopards will venture away from home to take on the Crestview Rebels at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Liberty will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Last Friday, Liberty came up short against Lakeview and fell 19-6. While losing is never fun, the Leopards can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 503rd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 203rd).
Meanwhile, everything went Crestview's way against United on Friday as Crestview made off with a 30-7 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rebels.
Jake Noling was a one-man wrecking crew for Crestview as he rushed for 159 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also threw for 83 yards and a touchdown while completing 77.8% of his passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Another player making a difference was Maxwell Hawkins, who rushed for 63 yards and two touchdowns.
Liberty's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Crestview, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-1.
Everything came up roses for Liberty against Crestview when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 41-6 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Liberty since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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