On Friday, Liberty faced Foothill in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Liberty Patriots blew past the Foothill Falcons 40-7 at home. The match marked the Patriots' most dominant victory of the season.
Leading Liberty to victory were Ezra Sanelivi and Elijah Espinoza. Sanelivi rushed for 128 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries, while Espinoza threw for 222 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt. Liberty is 2-1 when Sanelivi posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise. Giovanni Criss was Espinoza's top target, picking up 73 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Despite the loss, Foothill still got an impressive performance from Braxton Bonnett, who picked up 155 receiving yards.
The win made it two in a row for Liberty and bumps their season record up to 3-5. As for Foothill, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Liberty will welcome Arbor View at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Foothill, they will challenge Coronado at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Foothill will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
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