Liberty Christian has won four straight games at home, while DeSales has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Liberty Christian Patriots will host the DeSales Irish at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
DeSales' offense is going to have their work cut out for them on Thursday: Liberty Christian hadn't allowed a single point the last four times they've hit the field. Liberty Christian took their match on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 54-0 win over Yakama Nation Tribal. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington football rankings (they are ranked first, while the Eagles are ranked 56th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Liberty Christian can attribute much of their success to Cole Fricke, who picked up 75 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Fricke also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making a tackle. Trenten Ralston got in on the action as well, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, DeSales won against Sunnyside Christian last Friday with 76 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. DeSales simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Mabton 76-24 at home. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 46-16.
DeSales' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Cohen Wood, who threw for 222 yards and six touchdowns on only 12 passes, and also rushed for 56 yards. With that strong performance, Wood is now averaging an impressive 3.1 passing touchdowns per game. Diego Caso was another key player, gaining 152 total yards and four touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, DeSales was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 241 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 241 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Liberty Christian's victory bumped their record up to 7-0. As for DeSales, their win bumped their record up to an identical 7-0.
Thursday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Liberty Christian has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 211 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like DeSales struggles in that department as they've been averaging 264. It's looking like Thursday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Liberty Christian didn't have too much breathing room in their game against DeSales in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 20-14 victory. Does Liberty Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will DeSales turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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