Football Preview: Liberty Raiders vs. Buffalo Bison
The Liberty Raiders will face off against the Buffalo Bison at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Liberty's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against James Monroe on Friday. They had to suffer through a 27-0 loss at the hands of the Mavericks. The Raiders have struggled against the Mavericks recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Buffalo, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They blew past Van 34-14 on Friday. The Bison's offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Caiden Craig was a one-man wrecking crew for Buffalo as he rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 69 yards and two touchdowns. Grant Weaver got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Buffalo's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Marc Riley and Weaver. Riley is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made eight or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Buffalo was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 219 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Liberty's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Buffalo, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
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