Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Liberty-Eylau). They breezed by the White Oak Roughnecks to the tune of 78-20 on Friday. The Leopards might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 36 points or more this season.
Leading Liberty-Eylau to victory were Trip Baysinger and Arian Taylor. Baysinger threw for 410 yards and eight touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, while Taylor rushed for 235 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 14.7 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Taylor a new career-high in rushing yards.
Liberty-Eylau was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 352 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Despite the loss, White Oak still got an impressive performance from Jaxsen Ludlow, who threw for 154 yards on eight of 18 attempts, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
The victory (which was Liberty-Eylau's fifth in a row) raised their record to 7-1. As for White Oak, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-3 record this season.
Liberty-Eylau will take on Jefferson at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Liberty-Eylau has won three straight at home, while Jefferson won four straight on the road), something that'll have to change. As for White Oak, they will venture away from home to face off against Tatum at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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