After three games on the road, Rich Hill is heading back home. They will welcome the Liberal Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rich Hill is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.9 points per game this season.
Last Saturday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Rich Hill beat Osceola 28-22.
Among those leading the charge was Preston Turner, who rushed for 16 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 90 yards and a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made four total tackles (2.0 for loss).
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Rich Hill's defense and their four sacks. Carter Bell was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Liberal's offense. They were outmatched by Appleton City on the road and fell 68-0. While losing is never fun, Liberal can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while Appleton City is ranked fourth).
Rich Hill's win bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Liberal, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-6.
Rich Hill was dealt a bruising 66-6 defeat at the hands of Liberal in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Liberal's Elam Beaman, who threw for 189 yards and five touchdowns on only 15 passes, and also rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Now that Rich Hill knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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