The Liberty Center Tigers will challenge the Ironton Fighting Tigers at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Liberty Center is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 48-14 victory over South Range. The Tigers' win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Meanwhile, Ironton came tearing into Friday's contest with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 40.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Tigers 63-21. Given the Fighting Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Tigers are ranked 135th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ironton's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kayden Edwards, who rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 39 yards and a touchdown. Those 104 rushing yards gave Edwards a new career-high. Another back making a difference was Zayne Williams, who rushed for 48 yards and three touchdowns.
Ironton didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Shaun Terry and Williams.
Liberty Center pushed their record up to 15-0 with the win, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 45.5 points per game. As for Ironton, their victory bumped their record up to 14-1.
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