Liberty hasn't had much luck against Amherst County recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Liberty Minutemen will challenge the Amherst County Lancers at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Liberty is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 19th straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They were beaten by Rustburg 50-0. While losing is never fun, the Minutemen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 238th, while the Red Devils are ranked 58th).
Meanwhile, Amherst County came up short against Jefferson Forest on Friday and fell 38-31. The Lancers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Liberty's record is now 0-9. As for Amherst County, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Liberty was taken down by Amherst County 49-6 in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Amherst County's Devonte Wade, who rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 61 yards and three touchdowns. Now that Liberty knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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