The Westmoreland Eagles will challenge the Liberty Creek Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Westmoreland will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Last Friday, Westmoreland made easy work of Monterey and carried off a 28-7 win. Considering the Eagles have won three contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Liberty Creek scored first but ultimately less than East Nashville Magnet in their match on Friday. They fell to the Eagles 26-20. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 163rd, while the Eagles are ranked 50th).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Mack Tuggle, who rushed for 153 yards and a touchdown. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making 12 total tackles and defending a pass. Jackson Collier was another key player, rushing for 87 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Liberty Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 267 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 191 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Westmoreland's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Liberty Creek, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Westmoreland was taken down by Liberty Creek 42-14 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Westmoreland, Brian Rager (who rushed for 136 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 273 yards and a touchdown while completing 76.2% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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