Liberty is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Centennial. The Liberty Lions lost 63-39 to the Centennial Huskies. The Lions' loss signaled the end of their 11-game winning streak dating back to last season.
Several Lions players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Marley Chancey, who picked up 102 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Chancey torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 86 yards. Hayden Fletcher also helped out by tossing the rock for 277 yards.
Liberty wouldn't let Centennial keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Zeth Thues was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. Liberty got some further help from Hudson Dunn: he picked up a sack and made six total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Centennial was led to victory by Husan Longstreet and Braylin Drake. Longstreet threw for 253 yards and four touchdowns, while Drake rushed for 181 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.1 yards per carry. Drake's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 156 rushing yards dating back to last season. Tyler George did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 49 receiving yards.
Having lost for the first time this season, Liberty fell to 3-1. As for Centennial, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Liberty will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Chandler at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th. Chandler will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Liberty surely won't give up without a fight. Centennial will also get a bit of a break before their next contest: they'll face off against Roosevelt at 7:30 p.m. on October 3rd. One thing working in Centennial's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three games.
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