Linden won the last time they faced Liberty Ranch, and things went their way on Friday too. The Linden Lions strolled past the Liberty Ranch Hawks with points to spare, taking the game 42-28. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lions.
Linden had a senior duo take command as Matthew Schallberger threw for 287 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.5 yards per attempt and Braden Busalacchi picked up 116 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Landen Ly helped Schallberger out on the ground, rushing for 100 yards and a touchdown.
Linden's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Shane Carter, Carson Chea, and Gavin Davis picked up one apiece. Chea's also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making a tackle and defending two passes in addition to snagging an interception. Another thorn in Liberty Ranch's side was Jesus Zuniga, who picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made four total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Liberty Ranch lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Joseph Brown, who rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns. Brown also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making seven total tackles and defending three passes.
Linden's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Liberty Ranch, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Linden will head out on the road to face off against Destiny Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Liberty Ranch, they will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Dixon at 7:30 p.m. on September 13th.
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