Liberty has won three straight games at home, while Southeast Career Tech has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Monday. The Liberty Patriots will welcome the Southeast Career Tech Roadrunners at 4:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Liberty is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Bishop Gorman, who was ranked fourth at the time (Liberty was ranked fifth). Liberty fell just short of Bishop Gorman by a score of 34-31 on Wednesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Patriots have suffered since January 29, 2024.
| 01/08/25 @ Bishop Gorman | 90 |
| 12/09/24 vs Green Valley | 88 |
| 12/11/24 @ Shadow Ridge | 87 |
| 12/07/24 vs Virgin Valley | 82 |
| 12/07/23 @ Del Sol | 77 |
Despite the loss, Liberty got top-tier performance from Kaylie Phillips, who rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 243 yards on 25 of 37 attempts. The dominant performance gave Phillips a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Kilolo Westerlund, who picked up 106 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Even if they lost, Liberty's defensive line still kept up the pressure with five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Trishelle Tucay and Nale?A Pomaikai, who racked up four sacks between them.
Meanwhile, Southeast Career Tech got themselves on the board against Del Sol on Wednesday, but Del Sol never followed suit. They took their match with ease, bagging a 44-0 victory over the Dragons. The Roadrunners might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 contests by 20 points or more this season.
Liberty's defeat dropped their record down to 8-2. As for Southeast Career Tech, their win bumped their record up to 16-4.
Liberty came up short against Southeast Career Tech when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 12-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Southeast Career Tech's Leyla Randolph, who rushed for 114 yards on only 12 carries, and also threw for 118 yards and one touchdown. Now that Liberty knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
