Football Preview: North Kansas City Hornets vs. Liberty Blue Jays
The North Kansas City Hornets will venture away from home to take on the Liberty Blue Jays at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, in a tight contest that could have gone either way, North Kansas City made off with a 36-35 win over Park Hill South.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Liberty on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 36-13 margin over Oak Park. The result was nothing new for the Blue Jays, who have now won four games by 23 points or more so far this season.
Jaxon Hicks was his usual excellent self, rushing for 190 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 42 receiving yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his eighth straight game with at least 114 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Liberty was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 256 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 173 rushing yards in eight consecutive matches.
North Kansas City's record now sits at 5-3. As for Liberty, they pushed their record up to 5-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
North Kansas City came up short against Liberty in their previous matchup back in October of 2021, falling 20-14. Thankfully for North Kansas City, Caden Dennis (who rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 67 receiving yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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