The Harlandale Indians will head out on the road to face off against the Liberty Hill Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Harlandale will be strutting in after a win while Liberty Hill will be coming in after a loss.
Harlandale can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Saturday. They claimed a resounding 48-21 win over McCollum at home. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Harlandale.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Harlandale to victory, but perhaps none more so than Zion Molina, who rushed for 178 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per carry. Another player making a difference was Jacob Saucedo, who threw for 233 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per attempt.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Liberty Hill's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell 33-23 to Pieper. While losing is never fun, Liberty Hill can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 313th, while Pieper is ranked 124th).
Although Liberty Hill took the loss, they still got scores from Garrett Lindgren, Jack Pitchford, and Ben Carter.
Even if they lost, Liberty Hill's defensive line sure didn't make it easy: Pieper's QB was sacked three times before it was all said and done. Jacob Morris was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sacks himself.
Harlandale's win bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Liberty Hill, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-4.
We should be in store for an exciting game Friday as both teams have no problem gaining yardage. Harlandale has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 419.3 total yards per game. However, it's not like Liberty Hill struggles in that department as they've been even better at 476.5 per game. 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 match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
