Liberty is 1-9 against Bishop Gorman since December of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Liberty Patriots are taking a road trip to challenge the Bishop Gorman Gaels at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Liberty is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Foothill a 42-0 shutout. The Patriots pushed the score to 35-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Falcons had no chance of recovering from.
Elijah Espinoza was a one-man wrecking crew for Liberty as he rushed for 53 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 147 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 passes. That's the most rushing yards Espinoza has posted since back in August. Ezra Sanelivi was another key player, rushing for 79 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Meanwhile, Bishop Gorman faced Coronado in a battle between two of the state's top teams two weeks ago. Bishop Gorman blew past Coronado, posting a 51-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Gaels who have now won seven matches in a row.
It was another big night for Maika Eugenio, who threw for 251 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Bishop Gorman also got help from Derek Meadows, who showed off his sure hands for 136 receiving yards.
Another reason for the win was Bishop Gorman's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for eight sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Prince Williams and James Carrington, who racked up five sacks between them. Williams has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last three times he's played.
Liberty is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 5-6 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 39.8 points per game. As for Bishop Gorman, they pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Liberty took a serious blow against Bishop Gorman when the teams last played back in September, falling 49-0. Can Liberty avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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