It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Freedom can now relate to. They took a 26-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Liberty Hurricanes on Saturday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Hurricanes this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 42-14 last Saturday.
It was another big night for Antonio Fontanez, who threw for 230 yards and three TDs while completing 81% of his passes, and also punched in one score on the ground for Liberty. Fontanez's passing game has become a key predictor of the Hurricanes' success: the team is 7-1 when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 1-2 otherwise. Zyaire Davis was Fontanez's top target, picking up 96 receiving yards and one touchdown.
Freedom now has a losing record of 5-6. As for Liberty, they pushed their record up to 8-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Freedom does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Liberty, they will venture away from home to take on Easton Area at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Rovers' defense has only allowed 14 points per game this season, so the Hurricanes' offense will have their work cut out for them.
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