Football Preview: Liberty Tigers vs. Allen Mustangs
Liberty and Allen are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2018, but not for long. The Liberty Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Allen Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Liberty is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Gore on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Liberty took a blow against Gore, falling 42-8. The contest marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Despite the defeat, Liberty got top-tier performance from Carson Reeder, who rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 42 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave Reeder a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Allen was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were outmatched by Central at home and fell 41-8. The Mustangs were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-0.
This is the second loss in a row for Liberty and nudges their season record down to 4-4. As for Allen, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Everything came up roses for Liberty against Allen in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 57-18 win. Will Liberty repeat their success, or does Allen have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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