If Liberty Creek was riding high fresh off their 41-6 takedown of Stratford last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Liberty Creek Wolves took a 26-20 hit to the loss column at the hands of the East Nashville Magnet Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 163rd, while the Eagles are ranked 50th).
Liberty Creek's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Mack Tuggle, who rushed for 153 yards and a touchdown. Tuggle's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 147 rushing yards dating back to last season. Jackson Collier was another key player, rushing for 87 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Liberty Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 267 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 191 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Cam Wade was his usual excellent self, rushing for 107 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries for East Nashville Magnet. Wade's longest rush was for an impressive 58 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Liberty Creek now has a losing record at 2-3. As for East Nashville Magnet, their victory was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Liberty Creek will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Kirkwood at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th. As for East Nashville Magnet, they will play host again on October 3rd to welcome Smyrna, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. East Nashville Magnet's defense has only allowed 13 points per game this season, so Smyrna's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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