Commerce and Liberty-Eylau squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Commerce had to settle for second. They lost 57-35 to the Liberty-Eylau Leopards. The game was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Tigers couldn't quite close it out.
Even though they lost, Commerce was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 375 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 219 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Leading Liberty-Eylau to victory were Trip Baysinger and Arian Taylor. Baysinger threw for 325 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per attempt, while Taylor rushed for 250 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.4 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Taylor is now averaging an impressive 110.2 rushing yards per game.
Commerce moved to 5-6 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak. As for Liberty-Eylau, they pushed their record up to 9-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road.
As of now, neither Commerce nor Liberty-Eylau have any future games scheduled.
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