The Tatum Eagles will square off against the Liberty-Eylau Leopards at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
As a matter of fact, Tatum put up the most points they have all season on Friday. They blew past Sabine, posting a 45-10 win. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Cardinals recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, Liberty-Eylau posted their closest win since September 20, 2024 last Friday. They skirted past Bullard 41-38. Considering the Leopards' offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Tatum better keep an eye on Arian Taylor. He was instrumental in Liberty-Eylau's win, rushing for 115 yards and three TDs while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. That's the most rushing touchdowns Taylor has posted since back in November of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Ty Hawkins, who picked up 95 receiving yards.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Liberty-Eylau's defensive line and their four sacks. Luke Baysinger refused to say out of the backfield, picking up 1.5 sacks all by himself. Another thorn in Bullard's side was Maliki Stephens, who made 25 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Tatum picked up their first road victory, bumping their record up to 2-3. As for Liberty-Eylau, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Tatum couldn't quite get it done against Liberty-Eylau in their previous meeting back in October of 2024 as they fell 36-26. Thankfully for the Eagles, Trip Baysinger (who rushed for 150 yards and one touchdown on only 15 carries, and also threw for 92 yards and three TDs while completing 80% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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