The Commerce Tigers will square off against the Liberty-Eylau Leopards at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Commerce is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Mount Vernon, posting a 55-6 win. Winning may never get old, but Commerce sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Commerce was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 366 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 219 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Liberty-Eylau never let their opponents score on Friday. They blew past Sabine 64-0. That 64 point margin sets a new team best for the Leopards this season.
Liberty-Eylau's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Arian Taylor, who rushed for 167 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries, and Trip Baysinger, who threw for 293 yards and four touchdowns while completing 77.3% of his passes. Baysinger is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last four games he's played.
Liberty-Eylau pushed their record up to 8-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.6 points per game. As for Commerce, the win got them back to even at 5-5.
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