Liberty was the 24-17 winner over Mendota when they last played one another back in August of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Liberty Hawks fell to the Mendota Aztecs 27-21. The Hawks gained 108 more yards on the day, but it was the Aztecs that made the best use of them.
Liberty lost on Friday despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Shane Williams, who picked up 110 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Williams got the majority of those yards when he pulled down a pass and and took off for a gain of59 yards. Another rusher making a difference was Jacob Rogers-Lehman, who rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Mendota can attribute much of their success to David Gonzalez, who rushed for 54 yards and two touchdowns.
Liberty's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Mendota, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Liberty will take on Dos Palos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Liberty focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday. As for Mendota, they will face off against McLane at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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