The Westmoreland Eagles will challenge the Liberty Creek Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Westmoreland will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Last Friday, Westmoreland got the win against Monterey by a conclusive 28-7. Considering the Eagles have won three matchups by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, while it was Liberty Creek who put the first points on the board on Friday, it was East Nashville Magnet who put up more. Liberty Creek took a 26-20 hit to the loss column at the hands of East Nashville Magnet. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 163rd, while the Eagles are ranked 50th).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Mack Tuggle, who rushed for 153 yards and a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also made 12 total tackles and defended a pass. Another player making a difference was Jackson Collier, who rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Liberty Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 267 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 252 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Westmoreland's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Liberty Creek, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Westmoreland was dealt a bruising 42-14 defeat at the hands of Liberty Creek in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Westmoreland, Brian Rager (who rushed for 136 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 273 yards and a touchdown while completing 76.2% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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