The Liberty Creek Wolves will head out on the road to face off against the Pearl-Cohn Firebirds at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Liberty Creek was handed a 21-point loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 25-22 win over Watertown.
Barrett O'Brien had a dynamite game, throwing for 186 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 72 yards. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in passer rating (133.3). Worth Roberts was in the mix as well, providing Liberty Creek with two TDs.
Meanwhile, Pearl-Cohn entered their tilt with White House on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They claimed a resounding 46-0 victory over the Blue Devils. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Firebirds' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 50th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 177th).
Pearl-Cohn's win came from a few key players Liberty Creek will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Omarion Starnes, who rushed for 56 yards and a pair of scores on only seven carries. Another player making a difference was Lance Donaldson, who rushed for 49 yards and two touchdowns.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Pearl-Cohn proved: they limited White House to a paltry 1.7 yards per carry. The Firebirds didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 7.8.
Pearl-Cohn now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Liberty Creek, their record now sits at 3-6.
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