Liberty Christian is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Ironton. The Bulldogs were outmatched by the Fighting Tigers and fell 42-3. Having soared to a lofty 44 points in the game before, the Bulldogs couldn't push the score so high this time.
Kayden Edwards had an outrageously good game for Ironton as he rushed for 134 yards and a pair of TDs on only 12 carries, and also threw for 133 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. Those 133 passing yards gave Edwards a new career-high. Maddix Markel was another key player, picking up 88 receiving yards and one score.
Liberty Christian's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Ironton, the victory (which was their 12th in a row dating back to last season) raised their record to 2-0.
Liberty Christian will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Amherst County at 7:00 p.m. on the 19th. As for Ironton, they will head out to face off against Archbishop McNicholas at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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