Football Preview: Westmoreland Eagles vs. Liberty Creek Wolves
The Westmoreland Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Liberty Creek Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Westmoreland will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Last Friday, Westmoreland made easy work of Monterey and carried off a 28-7 win. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, there was early excitement for Liberty Creek after they claimed the first score on Friday, but it was East Nashville Magnet who ended up claiming the real prize. Liberty Creek took a 26-20 hit to the loss column at the hands of East Nashville Magnet. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 163rd, while the Eagles are ranked 50th).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Mack Tuggle, who rushed for 153 yards and a touchdown. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making 12 total tackles and defending a pass. Jackson Collier was another key player, rushing for 87 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Liberty Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 267 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 191 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Westmoreland's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Liberty Creek, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Westmoreland was taken down by Liberty Creek 42-14 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Westmoreland, Brian Rager (who rushed for 136 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 273 yards and a touchdown while completing 76.2% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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