It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Liberty Creek can now relate to. They came up short against the White House-Heritage Patriots on Friday, falling 35-13.
When it comes to explaining why Liberty Creek lost, don't look at Mack Tuggle. Despite the final result, he rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 35 receiving yards. Tuggle was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 52 yards.
Leading White House-Heritage to victory were Xavier Murray and Cale Hunt. Murray threw for 248 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes, while Hunt gained 190 total yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance also gave Hunt a new career-high in rushing yards (142).
Liberty Creek's loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for White House-Heritage, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 9-3.
Liberty Creek does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for White House-Heritage, they will stay at home for another week and welcome East Nashville Magnet at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. East Nashville Magnet will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
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