Football Preview: Liberty Ranch Hawks vs. Woodland Christian Cardinals
The Liberty Ranch Hawks will challenge the Woodland Christian Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Liberty Ranch sitting on three straight victories and Woodland Christian on nine.
Liberty Ranch is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Ripon a 35-0 shutout. The Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 23 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Joseph Brown, who rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 56 receiving yards. Wyatt Blevins also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Liberty Ranch was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 230 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 220 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches.
Liberty Ranch wouldn't let Ripon keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Liberty Ranch can thank Cesar Becerra and Andrew Quinn for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Woodland Christian took their matchup last Friday with ease, bagging a 60-12 win over Golden Sierra. The Cardinals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by 27 points or more this season.
Isaiah Hunt was his usual excellent self, throwing for 385 yards and seven touchdowns while completing 90.9% of his passes. Carter Lang was another key player, picking up 89 receiving yards and four touchdowns.
Woodland Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Aaron Hendrix and Lang.
Woodland Christian's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-1. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 3.0 points per game. As for Liberty Ranch, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
We should be in store for an exciting game as Liberty Ranch and Woodland Christian have no problem gaining yardage. Liberty Ranch has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 418.2 total yards per game. However, it's not like Woodland Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 406.6. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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