If Rouse was feeling good off their 57-10 takedown of Pflugerville Connally last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Rouse Raiders took a 57-38 bruising from the Liberty Hill Panthers on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 366th, while the Panthers are ranked 143rd).
Rouse's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was London Morgan, who threw for 392 yards and four touchdowns. With that strong performance, Morgan is now averaging an impressive 324 passing yards per game. Another signal caller making a difference was Leland Smit, who picked up 195 receiving yards and a touchdown.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Bryce Muchaw and he. Muchaw rushed for 98 yards on only 13 carries while he rushed for 98 yards on only 13 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards.
Rouse's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Liberty Hill, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
Rouse will head out to face off against Midway at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Liberty Hill, they will take on Eastlake at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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