The Eastlake Falcons will face off against the Liberty Hill Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Eastlake came up short against Permian and fell 56-49. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 409th, while the Panthers are ranked 141st).
Eastlake might have lost, but man, Luke Lomeli was a machine: he threw for 423 yards and five touchdowns, and also rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. With that strong performance, Lomeli is now averaging an impressive 353 passing yards per game. 83 of those passing yards were hauled in by Jordan Reveles, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Eastlake's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Dominic Soto.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Liberty Hill, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 57-38 win over Rouse on Friday.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Bryce Muchaw and he. Muchaw rushed for 98 yards on only 13 carries while he rushed for 98 yards on only 13 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Liberty Hill was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 337 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rouse only rushed for 108.
Special teams was a major factor in the game for Liberty Hill, racking up 15 points in total. All came courtesy of Karson Bye: he went 3-for-3 kicking field goals for nine points, and 6-for-6 kicking extra points for an additional six.
Eastlake's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Liberty Hill, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
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