Football Preview: Buffalo Bison vs. Liberty Raiders
The Buffalo Bison will venture away from home to face off against the Liberty Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Buffalo is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Buffalo will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up eight points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Van on Friday. Everything went Buffalo's way against Van as Buffalo made off with a 34-14 win. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 34-6.
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 made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
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.
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.
Meanwhile, Liberty fell victim to James Monroe and their airtight defense on Friday. They were beaten by the Mavericks 27-0. The Raiders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The victory got Buffalo back to even at 2-2. As for Liberty, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
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