The Liberty Magnet Patriots will square off against the Scotlandville Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Liberty Magnet and five for Scotlandville.
Last Friday, Liberty Magnet lost to Central on the road by a 35-20 margin. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 97th, while the Wildcats are ranked 11th).
Despite the defeat, Liberty Magnet got top-tier performance from Dedrick Welch, who picked up 84 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown. Liberty Magnet also got a significant boost from Collin Stephenson, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 91 yards.
Even though they lost, Liberty Magnet was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 247 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 203 rushing yards in eight consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, a victory for Scotlandville just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 48-12 loss at the hands of Catholic.
Liberty Magnet's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Scotlandville, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
Liberty Magnet came up short against Scotlandville in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 6-0. Can Liberty Magnet avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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