Football Preview: Wayne County Wildcats vs. Liberty Creek Wolves
The Wayne County Wildcats will venture away from home to take on the Liberty Creek Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wayne County will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
If Wayne County beats Liberty Creek with 20 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Wayne County secured a 20-14 W over Collinwood on Friday. That's two games straight that the Wildcats have won by exactly six points.
The critical scores for Wayne County came from Dane Bryant, Case Butler, and Cayson Castleman.
Meanwhile, Liberty Creek's game on Friday was all tied up 14-14 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They snuck past Maplewood with a 33-28 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wolves.
Liberty Creek's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jackson Collier, who rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Another back making a difference was Mack Tuggle, who rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown.
Liberty Creek wouldn't let Maplewood keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Alex Freeman, Kingston Rios, and Keemari Holloway picked up one apiece. Rios also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 16.
Liberty Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 310 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Maplewood only rushed for 195.
Wayne County's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-4. As for Liberty Creek, their record now sits at 4-5.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Wayne County has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 202.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Liberty Creek struggles in that department as they've been averaging 230. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Wayne County was dealt a bruising 48-20 defeat at the hands of Liberty Creek in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Wayne County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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