The Liberty Panthers will head out to face off against the East Chambers Buccaneers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Liberty will face East Chambers after dropping another heartbreaker against Splendora on Friday, which marked the second time in a row the team's come within 3.1 3.1 points of beating them. Liberty was just a hair shy of victory and fell 28-27 to Splendora. The defeat continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, East Chambers didn't have too much trouble with Hardin-Jefferson on the road on Friday as they won 26-7.
Kj Fontenot was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 111 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 57 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023. Darius Edmonson made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Liberty's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for East Chambers, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
Liberty lost to East Chambers on the road by a decisive 49-32 margin when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Liberty, Hadyn Reeves (who rushed for 252 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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