The Liberty Hill Panthers are taking a road trip to challenge the Pflugerville Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Pflugerville is hoping to do what Elgin couldn't on Friday: put an end to Liberty Hill's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Liberty Hill blew past Elgin 73-53. The Panthers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Bryce Muchaw was his usual excellent self, rushing for 276 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 15.3 yards per carry. His longest rush was for an incredible 89 yards. Liberty Hill also got a significant boost from Dj Seaborn, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 91 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Liberty Hill was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 743 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Pflugerville, who bounced back after a loss on the road back in September. They blew past McCallum, posting a 52-14 win at home. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 237th, while the Knights are ranked 525th), the result on Thursday wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Cole Taylor, who threw for 323 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 14.7 yards per attempt, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground. Jaivion Martin also helped out as he racked up 112 receiving yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Pflugerville's defense and their three sacks. In that department, Donovan Wright was the leader with two. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six.
Liberty Hill's victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Pflugerville, their record now sits at an identical 5-1.
The upcoming match will be a clash of competing strengths. Liberty Hill has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 451.4 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Pflugerville has preferred to attack from the air: they average 274.3 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
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