The Liberty Ranch Hawks will head out on the road to challenge the El Dorado Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Liberty Ranch is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Argonaut on Friday as Liberty Ranch made off with a 50-27 win. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 43-14.
It was another big night for Joseph Brown, who rushed for 188 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 54 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Wyatt Blevins, who threw for 129 yards and two touchdowns on only ten passes.
Liberty Ranch didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Kobe Aguillen.
Meanwhile, while El Dorado put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Galt. El Dorado breezed by Galt on the road to the tune of 42-0. That 42 point margin sets a new team best for the Cougars this season.
Jason Wilson had an outrageously good game as he threw for 255 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 58 yards and a touchdown. El Dorado is 2-1 when Wilson posts three or more passing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. Jesse Morales Beas was Wilson's top target, picking up 54 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
Liberty Ranch is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for El Dorado, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: Liberty Ranch has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 429.3 total yards per game. It's a different story for El Dorado, though, as they've been averaging only 248.3. Will Liberty Ranch be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will El Dorado flip the script?
Everything came up roses for Liberty Ranch against El Dorado when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 44-7 win. In that game, Liberty Ranch amassed a halftime lead of 23-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
