The Denison Yellow Jackets will venture away from home to challenge the Liberty Redhawks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Denison is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Denison's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Memorial at home to the tune of 48-0. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Yellow Jackets as it put an end to their six-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Denison's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jaylen Butler, who rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Thomas Rendon, who rushed for 78 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Denison was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 257 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Liberty was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 17th straight defeat dating back to last season. They were beaten by Walnut Grove 64-7. While losing is never fun, the Redhawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 828th, while the Wildcats are ranked 70th).
Denison's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-5. As for Liberty, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Denison came up short against Liberty in their previous matchup back in October of 2021, falling 49-44. Thankfully for Denison, Keldric Luster (who threw for 461 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 14.0 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 206 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.2 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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