Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Liberty Hill). They were the clear victor by a 73-53 margin over the Elgin Wildcats on Friday. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 171st, while the Wildcats are ranked 412th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Bryce Muchaw, who rushed for 276 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 15.3 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 121.5 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Dj Seaborn, who rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
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.
Elgin lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Zaire Nuells, who rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and also picked up 119 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Nuells a new career-high in rushing yards. Dylan Owens was another key player, throwing for 245 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per attempt.
The win was the fifth in a row for Liberty Hill, bringing their record for this year to 5-1. As for Elgin, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Liberty Hill will head out to face off against Pflugerville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 1,249 yards in their previous games. As for Elgin, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats challenges Crockett at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. They are coming into the game with three straight defeats on the road, meaning Elgin will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory.
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