Football Preview: Argonaut Mustangs vs. Liberty Ranch Hawks
The Argonaut Mustangs will face off against the Liberty Ranch Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Argonaut is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
Argonaut's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Union Mine on Friday. They were dealt a 35-0 loss at the hands of the Diamondbacks. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 642nd, while the Diamondbacks are ranked 275th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Liberty Ranch). They strolled past Amador with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 45-28.
Joseph Brown continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 301 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 14.3 yards per carry. His longest rush was for an incredible 80 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Liberty Ranch was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 502 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
One reason for the win was Liberty Ranch's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. George Adrian was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself.
Argonaut's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Liberty Ranch, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Argonaut took their victory against Liberty Ranch in their previous matchup back in November of 2021 by a conclusive 34-10. Does Argonaut have another victory up their sleeve, or will Liberty Ranch turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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