It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Ocosta can now relate to. They were outmatched by the Liberty Christian Patriots on the road and fell 66-0. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington football rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Patriots are ranked first).
Liberty Christian had a senior duo take command as Charlie Branning rushed for 94 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries and Perry Pottle threw for 207 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes. What's more, Pottle also racked up 12 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in September. Dax Mercure was Pottle's top target, picking up 79 receiving yards, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
Ocosta's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-4. As for Liberty Christian, they pushed their record up to 10-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home.
Ocosta does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Liberty Christian, they will challenge DeSales on Friday. Liberty Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past ten games -- so hopefully DeSales likes a good challenge.
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