Liberty County has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Jefferson County Tigers at 7:00 p.m.
Liberty County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell just short of Cottondale by a score of 56-53 on Friday. Even if the Bulldogs couldn't come away with the victory, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their offense, which had struggled int the games prior.
Meanwhile, Jefferson County waltzed into their contest on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They walked away with a 21-13 win over the Pirates.
It was another big night for Malik Johnson, who threw for 180 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 passes, and also rushed for 111 yards on only ten carries. A healthy portion of that aerial production (108 yards to be exact) went to Xaiver Miller.
Jefferson County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 236 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Liberty County dropped their record down to 0-8 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Jefferson County, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Liberty County took their win against Jefferson County in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 49-24. Does Liberty County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Jefferson County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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