The Liberty Patriots will head out on the road to challenge the O'Dea Fighting Irish at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Liberty is coming into the matchup on the come-up as their season has now been buoyed by two straight wins. They strolled past Inglemoor with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 28-12.
Ethan Su was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 201 yards and a touchdown while picking up 12.6 yards per carry. Those 201 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Spencer Bogh, who rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Liberty was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 298 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Liberty didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Brandon Todd and Bogh.
Meanwhile, O'Dea faced Roosevelt in a battle between two of the state's top teams two weeks ago. O'Dea enjoyed a cozy 49-30 victory over Roosevelt. The Fighting Irish's win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
O'Dea pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Liberty, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-6.
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