Liberty Hill is 3-0 against Bastrop since November of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Liberty Hill Panthers will venture away from home to take on the Bastrop Bears at 7:30 p.m. Liberty Hill will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
Liberty Hill's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 56-0 victory over Crockett. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Liberty Hill was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 568 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 400 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 534.
Liberty Hill didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Eyan Jones. He has been hot recently, having also posted at least one defended passe the last four times he's played. Another thorn in Crockett's side was Garrett Lindgren, who made 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
Meanwhile, Bastrop had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 41.8 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They walked away with a 38-28 win over the Panthers.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bastrop to victory, but perhaps none more so than Weston Nielsen, who threw for 275 yards and two touchdowns. Ladainian Merino also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Another reason for the win was Bastrop's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Austin Moilan was especially locked on to Pflugerville's QB and sacked him twice. Andy McCarus was another major factor on D, making 12 total tackles (5.5 for loss).
Liberty Hill pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.5 points per game. As for Bastrop, their record is now 7-2.
Everything came up roses for Liberty Hill against Bastrop in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured an 81-31 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Bastrop's Braden Tuck, who threw for 327 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 37 yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Liberty Hill to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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