The Liberty Christian Warriors will square off against the Prestonwood Christian Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Prestonwood Christian will be up against a hot Liberty Christian team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. The Warriors came within six points of losing the streak, but they secured a 41-35 W against West Plains.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Quinn Murphy and REID MACON. Murphy had a solid game on Friday and threw for 256 yards and a pair of TDs. Meanwhile, MACON was balling out in the loss, rushing for 113 yards and four scores, while also throwing for 163 yards while completing 75% of his passes.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Prestonwood Christian ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They walked away with a 35-28 victory over Bishop Lynch. The win continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Friars: they've now won seven in a row.
Prestonwood Christian's win came from a few key players Liberty Christian will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Tyler Shaw, who threw for 384 yards and a pair of touchdowns while picking up 12.4 yards per attempt. Junior Kniffen was Shaw's top target, picking up 149 receiving yards and one TD.
Prestonwood Christian didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Bishop Lynch to a completion percentage of just 45.7%. That defensive display was nothing new: the Lions have limited their opponent to a lower and lower completion percentage in three consecutive games.
Liberty Christian now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Prestonwood Christian, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Liberty Christian has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 282.2 passing yards per game. Prestonwood Christian, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 160.2 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Liberty Christian came out on top in a nail-biter against Prestonwood Christian in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, sneaking past 30-27. Do the Warriors have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Lions turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
