Bridge City and Liberty are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cardinals faces off against the Liberty Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Bridge City is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.9 points per game this season.
Bridge City is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Little Cypress-Mauriceville just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Bears by a score of 21-18. The Cardinals have struggled against the Bears recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Bridge City got top-tier performance from Ashton Sumrall, who rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. Sumrall's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 109 rushing yards.
Even if they lost, Bridge City's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Koby Dean was especially locked on to Little Cypress-Mauriceville's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Liberty was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were outmatched by Vidor on the road and fell 55-17.
Having lost for the first time this season, Bridge City fell to 7-1. As for Liberty, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Bridge City couldn't quite finish off Liberty in their previous matchup back in November of 2023 and fell 31-28. Thankfully for Bridge City, Alex Valtierra (who rushed for 205 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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