Liberty has gone 9-0 against Foothill recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Liberty Patriots will be playing in front of their home fans against the Foothill Falcons at 6:00 p.m. Liberty will be strutting in after a victory while Foothill will be coming in after a defeat.
Liberty is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Basic for the full four quarters, racking up a 51-10 win. The Patriots pushed the score to 44-10 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wolves had no chance of recovering from.
A big part of Liberty's victory came down to the chemistry between Elijah Espinoza and his top target Kellen Iwamuro. Espinoza threw for 239 yards and four touchdowns while Iwamuro picked up 115 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Ezra Sanelivi was in the mix too, providing Liberty with two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Foothill faced Arbor View in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Foothill was outmatched by Arbor View at home and fell 49-21. The loss continues a trend for the Falcons in their matchups with the Aggies: they've now lost three in a row.
Foothill might have lost, but man, Braxton Bonnett was a machine: he picked up 102 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Foothill is 2-1 when Bonnett posts 80 or more receiving yards, but 3-4 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Brennon Arthur, who threw for 220 yards and three touchdowns.
Liberty has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-6 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 39.3 points per game. As for Foothill, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5.
Everything came up roses for Liberty against Foothill in their previous meeting back in October, as the team secured a 40-7 win. In that match, Liberty amassed a halftime lead of 27-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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