Liberty Bell came tearing into Friday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 40.4 points) and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Tonasket Tigers a 56-0 shutout. That looming 56-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Mountain Lions yet this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Liberty Bell to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lucien Paz, who threw for 84 yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Paz also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making two total tackles. Remington Paz was another key player, gaining 90 total yards and three touchdowns.
Liberty Bell wouldn't let Tonasket keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force six fumbles. Paz led the group effort, picking up three of those forced fumbles all by himself. Damien Spears also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight.
Liberty Bell was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 309 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 239 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Liberty Bell pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Tonasket, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-8.
Liberty Bell will be playing in front of their home fans against River View at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Liberty Bell's defense has only allowed 8.9 points per game this season, so River View's offense will have their work cut out for them. Tonasket does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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