If Osceola was riding high fresh off their 65-22 takedown of New Heights Christian Academy last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Indians fell 50-44 to the Liberal Bulldogs on Friday. The Indians were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Bulldogs apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September of 2024.
Despite the loss, Osceola still got an impressive performance from Will Murray, who threw for 144 yards and four TDs, and also punched in one score on the ground. An impressive showing, but Murray really ramped things up playing D: he picked up two sacks and made 13 total tackles.
Even if they lost, Osceola's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Murray and Devin Bloom, who racked up all four sacks between them.
Elam Beaman went supernova For Liberal., rushing for 117 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries, while also throwing for 160 yards and four TDs. That's the most passing touchdowns Beaman has posted since back in October of 2024. Another player making a difference was Ben Dingman, who picked up 116 receiving yards and three scores.
Having lost for the first time this season, Osceola fell to 2-1. As for Liberal, they now also have a winning record of 2-1.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Osceola is set to take on their familiar foe Archie at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Liberal will square off against rival New Heights Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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