It was a Battle of the Birds when Liberty North faced off against Staley on Friday. The Liberty North Eagles put the hurt on the Staley Falcons with a sharp 54-28 win. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 26 points or more this season.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Zemar Cheatam and he. Cheatam rushed for 153 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries while he rushed for 153 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. The dominant performance also gave River Therrien a new career-high in rushing yards. Terrieck Gregory was in the mix as well, providing Liberty North with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Liberty North was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 360 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Staley only rushed for 107.
Liberty North wouldn't let Staley keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Liberty North can thank Ty Lange and Jhordan Strawn for forcing both of them.
Despite the loss, Staley still got an impressive performance from Tj Shanks, who threw for 316 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 14.4 yards per attempt. Andrew Genova was Shanks' top target, picking up 158 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Liberty North is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Staley, they dropped their record down to 1-5 with the loss, which was their third straight at home.
Liberty North will host Lee's Summit North at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Liberty North's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four matchups. As for Staley, they will venture away from home to face off against Lee's Summit West at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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