Tonasket has gone 4-0 against Liberty Bell recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Tonasket Tigers will look to defend their home field against the Liberty Bell Mountain Lions at 7:00 p.m. The timing isn't great for Tonasket: they have been struggling with six straight losses at home dating back to last season, while Liberty Bell has snatched up eight consecutive wins on the road also dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Tonasket was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 40-35 to Lake Roosevelt.
Meanwhile, Liberty Bell humbled Brewster with a 55-8 victory. The Mountain Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by 23 points or more this season.
Lucien Paz was his usual excellent self, throwing for 174 yards and five touchdowns while completing 90.9% of his passes. Another player making a difference was Bodie Thompson, who gained 74 total yards and two touchdowns.
Liberty Bell was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 304 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 239 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Liberty Bell didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Greyden Paz and Cole Otte. Paz also set a new season high mark in rushing yards with 103.
Tonasket's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Liberty Bell, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
Everything went Tonasket's way against Liberty Bell when the teams last played back in October of 2018, as Tonasket made off with a 34-14 victory. Does Tonasket have another victory up their sleeve, or will Liberty Bell turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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