After five games on the road, Liberty Creek is heading back home. They will welcome the Wayne County Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Liberty Creek will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
If Wayne County heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Liberty Creek took over last week. Liberty Creek secured a 33-28 W over Maplewood on Friday.
Liberty Creek's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jackson Collier, who rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Another rusher making a difference was Mack Tuggle, who rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown.
Liberty Creek wouldn't let Maplewood keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Alex Freeman, Kingston Rios, and Keemari Holloway picked up one apiece. With that strong performance, Holloway is now averaging an impressive 5.8 total tackles per game.
Liberty Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 310 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Maplewood only rushed for 195.
Meanwhile, Wayne County won against Collinwood last Monday with 20 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Wayne County managed a 20-14 win over Collinwood. The victory was nothing new for the Wildcats as they're now sitting on three straight.
The critical scores for Wayne County came from Dane Bryant, Case Butler, and Cayson Castleman.
Liberty Creek's win bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Wayne County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Liberty Creek has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 230 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Wayne County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 202.8. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Liberty Creek against Wayne County in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 48-20 victory. Does Liberty Creek have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wayne County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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