It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Liberty Christian had no problem doing just that on Friday. They blew past the Bishop Lynch Friars 63-19. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matches by 28 points or more this season.
Chase Garnett continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 161 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.1 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 142 rushing yards. Jaylon Hawkins was in the mix as well, providing Liberty Christian with two touchdowns.
Liberty Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. Cooper Witten picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown.
When it comes to explaining why Bishop Lynch lost, don't look at Ty Bradley. Despite the final result, he picked up 105 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Bradley is becoming a predictor of Bishop Lynch's success: when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns the team is 5-1 (and 1-5 when he doesn't).
The victory (which was Liberty Christian's ninth in a row) raised their record to 10-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.1 points per game. As for Bishop Lynch, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-6.
Liberty Christian will stay at home for another week and welcome St. Thomas Catholic at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. St. Thomas Catholic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31 points per game this season. Bishop Lynch does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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