Raymore-Peculiar and Liberty North are an even 3-3 against one another since November of 2019, but not for long. The Raymore-Peculiar Panthers will take on the Liberty North Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Raymore-Peculiar is looking for their season's first win.
Last Friday, Raymore-Peculiar took a blow against Blue Springs South, falling 51-12.
Meanwhile, Liberty North has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 17.75 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Friday. They fell to Lee's Summit 39-33. One positive for the Eagles, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Despite the loss, Liberty North had strong showings from Zemar Cheatam, who rushed for 184 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.2 yards per carry, and River Therrien, who rushed for 129 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. The dominant performance gave Therrien a new career-high in rushing yards. Liberty North also got a significant boost from Matthew Barber, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 86 yards.
Raymore-Peculiar's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Liberty North, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Raymore-Peculiar was dealt a bruising 38-0 defeat at the hands of Liberty North in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Raymore-Peculiar, Micahjo Barnett (who rushed for 210 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.4 yards per carry) 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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