Liberty is on a five-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Minarets is on a five-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Hawks will host the Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Liberty knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Minarets likes a good challenge.
Liberty is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Fowler 55-14 on Friday. With the Hawks ahead 41-7 at the half, the game was all but over already.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Liberty's defense and their seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Brody Sisco and Isac Garcia, who racked up four sacks between them.
Meanwhile, Minarets hadn't done well against Caruthers recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Mustangs came out on top against the Blue Raiders by a score of 36-27. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Mustangs' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 317th, while the Blue Raiders are ranked 658th).
Liberty better focus on containing Torin Wolf and James Suehiro as the pair were huge in Minarets' win. Wolf threw for 233 yards and two touchdowns on only 19 passes, while Suehiro rushed for 97 yards and a pair of scores on only 12 carries.
Minarets' win bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Liberty, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 6-0.
Liberty strolled past Minarets in their previous matchup back in October of 2024 by a score of 35-21. Do the Hawks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Mustangs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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