After two games on the road, Navarro is heading back home. They will welcome the Liberty Hill Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Navarro's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Pflugerville on Thursday. They had to suffer through a 78-0 loss at the hands of the Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 1036th, while the Panthers are ranked 291st).
Meanwhile, Liberty Hill entered their tilt with Pflugerville Connally on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They breezed by the Cougars at home to the tune of 56-10. That 46 point margin sets a new team best for the Panthers this season.
Bryce Muchaw was his usual excellent self, rushing for 106 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Liberty Hill was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 447 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 292 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Liberty Hill's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Eyan Jones, Caleb Nicholas, and Brady Gage picked up one apiece. Nicholas also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 12. Another thorn in Pflugerville Connally's side was Garrett Lindgren, who made 14 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Navarro's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Liberty Hill, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Navarro took a serious blow against Liberty Hill in their previous meeting back in October of 2021, falling 67-7. Can Navarro avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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