Liberty and Bridge City are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers takes on the Bridge City Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Liberty is out to stop a three-game streak of losses at home.
Liberty is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Vidor on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Liberty took a blow against Vidor, falling 55-17.
Meanwhile, Bridge City's undefeated season came to an end after seven games on Friday. They fell just short of Little Cypress-Mauriceville by a score of 21-18. The match marked the Cardinals' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Bridge City might have lost, but man, Ashton Sumrall was a machine: he rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. Sumrall's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 109 rushing yards.
Even if they lost, Bridge City's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In that department, Koby Dean was the leader with two.
Liberty's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Bridge City, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 7-1.
Liberty came out on top in a nail-biter against Bridge City in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, sneaking past 31-28. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Bridge City's Hutch Bearden, who threw for 181 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 65 yards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Liberty still be able to contain Bearden? There's only one way to find out.
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