Liberty was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were outmatched by the Dos Palos Broncos at home and fell 61-21. The Hawks were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 40-14.
Despite the loss, Liberty still got an impressive performance from Jacob Rogers-Lehman, who rushed for 122 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. The dominant performance gave Rogers-Lehman a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Liberty was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 359 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Dos Palos only rushed for 185.
Dos Palos was led to victory by Andre Flores and Earl Riley Iv. Flores rushed for 147 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.2 yards per carry, while Riley Iv threw for 250 yards and five touchdowns while completing 92.3% of his passes. Sixto Ibarra was Riley Iv's top target, picking up 82 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Liberty's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Dos Palos, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Liberty will head out to challenge Los Banos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Liberty is facing Los Banos at the right time seeing as Los Banos is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Dos Palos, they will host Shafter at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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