There's no place like home for Liberty County, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They never let the Islands Sharks onto the board and left with a 21-0 victory on Friday. The Panthers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Liberty County's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Elijah Brown led the charge by rushing for 105 yards and a touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Liberty County's defense and their four sacks. In that department, Christian Hines was the leader with two. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played.
Liberty County's win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-3. As for Islands, they are on a 15-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.
Liberty County will challenge Southeast Bulloch at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Liberty County: 16, Southeast Bulloch: 17.2) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Islands, they will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Beach at 7:30 p.m. on October 4th. Both are at an even 4-4 against one another since October of 2014, but likely not for long.
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