Elgin scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They lost 73-53 to the Liberty Hill Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 412th, while the Panthers are ranked 171st).
Elgin lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Zaire Nuells, who rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and also picked up 119 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Nuells a new career-high in rushing yards. Jalen Owens also helped out as he racked up 105 receiving yards.
It was another big night for Bryce Muchaw, who rushed for 276 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 15.3 yards per carry for Liberty Hill. With that strong performance, Muchaw is now averaging an impressive 121.5 rushing yards per game. Backing up that air attack was Dj Seaborn, who rushed for 91 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Elgin's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Liberty Hill, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-1.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats faces off against Crockett at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Elgin is facing Crockett at the right time seeing as Crockett is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Liberty Hill, they will square off against Pflugerville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Liberty Hill will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
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