The Manassas Park Cougars will head out to face off against the Liberty Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Manassas Park hasn't scored more than 12 points for seven games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
Manassas Park is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Handley on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Cougars had to suffer through a 42-0 loss at the hands of the Judges. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 344th, while the Judges are ranked 71st).
Meanwhile, Liberty had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They came within a single point of losing the streak, but they secured a 28-27 W against the Colonels.
Manassas Park better keep an eye on Aaron Hull. He was instrumental in Liberty's win, throwing for 245 yards and one touchdown, while also punching in two rushing scores.
Liberty now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Manassas Park, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Manassas Park suffered a grim 35-14 defeat to Liberty in their previous meeting back in October of 2016. Can the Cougars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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