Liberty Ranch is 10-0 against Galt since November of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Liberty Ranch Hawks are taking a road trip to square off against the Galt Warriors at 7:30 p.m. Liberty Ranch is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37.2 points per game this season.
Liberty Ranch will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up nine points last Friday, then bounced right back against Rosemont on Friday. Liberty Ranch blew past Rosemont 41-6. That looming 41-6 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Hawks yet this season.
Liberty Ranch's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Joseph Brown led the charge by rushing for 104 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. Brown's longest rush was for an impressive 53 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Brodey Johnston, who gained 77 total yards and two touchdowns.
Liberty Ranch wouldn't let Rosemont keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. George Adrian led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself.
Liberty Ranch was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 313 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 220 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Galt was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They were beaten by Union Mine 41-7. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 883rd, while the Diamondbacks are ranked 309th).
Liberty Ranch is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Galt, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Everything came up roses for Liberty Ranch against Galt in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 42-13 win. Does Liberty Ranch have another victory up their sleeve, or will Galt turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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