Liberty North has gone 8-1 against Blue Springs recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Liberty North Eagles will venture away from home to take on the Blue Springs Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Liberty North is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.2 points per game this season.
Liberty North is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: Rockhurst, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Liberty North was ranked seventh). Liberty North sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 16-13 win over Rockhurst on Friday.
Zemar Cheatam was his usual excellent self, rushing for 110 yards and a touchdown. Liberty North also relied on Cheatam, who's 46-yard boot wound up being the difference in the game. Backing up that air attack was River Therrien, who rushed for 83 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Liberty North was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 208 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 162 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Blue Springs duked it out withBlue Springs South on Friday. Blue Springs fell 30-20 to Blue Springs South. The Wildcats have struggled against the Jaguars recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Liberty North is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Blue Springs, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 5-3.
Everything came up roses for Liberty North against Blue Springs in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, as the team secured a 70-31 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Liberty North since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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