There's no place like home for Liberty Ranch, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They took down the Dixon Rams 43-27 on Friday. This was payback for the Hawks, who suffered a 28-21 loss the last time these two teams met.
Joseph Brown had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 276 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 17.3 yards per carry, and also picked up 39 receiving yards. His longest rush was for an incredible 76 yards. Another back making a difference was Antonio Nuno, who rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Liberty Ranch was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 415 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 348 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Despite the loss, Dixon still got an impressive performance from Jackson Cummins, who rushed for 183 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.8 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Cummins a new career-high in rushing yards. Coleton Shipley was another key player, throwing for 221 yards and two touchdowns.
Liberty Ranch pushed their record up to 2-1 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Dixon, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Liberty Ranch will look to defend their home field on Friday against Union Mine at 7:30 p.m. As for Dixon, they will head out to take on El Camino at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Dixon is facing El Camino at the right time seeing as El Camino is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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