The Rouse Raiders will take on the Liberty Hill Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Liberty Hill took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Rouse, who comes in off a win.
Rouse is headed out to face Liberty Hill after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Rouse claimed a resounding 57-10 victory over Pflugerville Connally at home.
London Morgan was a one-man wrecking crew for Rouse as he threw for 256 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown. Morgan got the majority of those yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible52 yards. Another player making a difference was Anthony Reyes, who rushed for 77 yards and two touchdowns.
Rouse's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB four times. The heavy lifting was done by Braden Eberwine and Neil Barton who racked up all four sacks between them. Barton also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up two sacks and making eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Liberty Hill kicked off their season on the road on Friday and hit a couple of potholes. They came up short against Steele, falling 49-26. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 143rd, while the Knights are ranked 12th).
Liberty Hill might have lost, but man, Dj Seaborn was a machine: he rushed for 124 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries.
Seaborn wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Liberty Hill was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 416 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Steele only rushed for 116.
Rouse beat Liberty Hill 28-17 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Will Rouse repeat their success, or does Liberty Hill have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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