After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Denver East, Liberty was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 29-8 margin over the Palmer Terrors. The Lancers pushed the score to 23-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Terrors cut but never quite recovered from.
Leading Liberty to victory were Isaac Clotfelter and Tavius Peters. Clotfelter rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown, while Peters picked up 26 receiving yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Clotfelter has posted since back in August of 2023. Jackson Miller made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Liberty wouldn't let Palmer keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Liberty can thank Tristan Dosch and Jacob Mesias for forcing both of them. Dosch also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight.
Liberty was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 226 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
The victory got Liberty back to even at 2-2. As for Palmer, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Liberty didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 17-10 loss against Rangeview on the 26th. Palmer has also already played their next game, a 56-0 defeat against Sand Creek on the 27th.
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