On Monday, Las Vegas faced Liberty in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Las Vegas Wildcats received a blow as they fell 32-14 to the Liberty Patriots. The Wildcats were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Patriots apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February of 2024.
When it comes to explaining why Las Vegas lost, don't look at Alayna Littlewood. Despite the final result, she picked up 116 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexandria Lindaman, who threw for 287 yards and two touchdowns.
Kaylie Phillips was her usual excellent self, throwing for 213 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 40 yards for Liberty. Phillips' passing game has become a key predictor of Liberty's success: the team is 13-1 when her passer rating is 110 or higher, but only 1-3 otherwise. Kilolo Westerlund did her part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 96 receiving yards.
Las Vegas' defeat dropped their record down to 8-11. As for Liberty, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 14-4.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Las Vegas will challenge Shadow Ridge at 4:30 p.m. on February 11th. Shadow Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.8 points per game this season. As for Liberty, they will venture away from home to square off against Bishop Gorman at 4:30 p.m. on February 11th. Liberty also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 40.6 points per game.
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