The Bishop Lynch Friars will face off against the Liberty Christian Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Bishop Lynch is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Trinity Christian, posting a 63-33 win. The victory was nothing new for the Friars as they're now sitting on three straight.
Matias Leon went supernova for Bishop Lynch, throwing for 237 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes, and also rushing for 97 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Leon a new career-high in rushing yards. Aiden Mcginnis was another key player, gaining 39 total yards and two touchdowns.
Bishop Lynch was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 378 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Liberty Christian entered their tilt with Nolan Catholic on Friday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They took their game with ease, bagging a 64-0 win over the Vikings. The contest marked the Warriors' most dominant victory of the season.
Liberty Christian relied on the efforts of Blake Brisker, who rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, and Quinn Murphy, who threw for 147 yards and two touchdowns while completing 88.9% of his passes. Brisker's longest rush was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaxon Coleman, who rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown.
Bishop Lynch is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Liberty Christian, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Bishop Lynch has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 199.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Liberty Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 173.6. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Bishop Lynch was dealt a bruising 56-7 defeat at the hands of Liberty Christian in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Bishop Lynch, Cole Welliver (who threw for 227 yards and five touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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