Liberty is 10-0 against Centennial since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Liberty Patriots will be playing at home against the Centennial Golden Hawks at 7:30 p.m. Centennial took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Liberty, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Liberty beat Frontier 25-20. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Patriots.
It was another big night for Jalen Murphy, who rushed for 252 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.5 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 118.1 rushing yards per game.
Liberty was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 283 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Centennial entered their game against Bakersfield on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Centennial was just a hair shy of victory and fell 22-21 to Bakersfield. The defeat continues a trend for the Golden Hawks in their matchups with the Drillers: they've now lost seven in a row.
Liberty now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Centennial, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-2.
Liberty took their win against Centennial in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 30-7. Will Liberty repeat their success, or does Centennial have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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