The Union Mine Diamondbacks will head out on the road to take on the Liberty Ranch Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Union Mine will head into Friday's game on the come-up: they were handed a 42-point defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Colfax last Friday. Union Mine came out on top in a nail-biter against Colfax , sneaking past 23-21.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Liberty Ranch, who bounced back after a loss on the road back in August. They took down Dixon 43-27 on Friday.
Joseph Brown had a dynamite game for Liberty Ranch, rushing for 276 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 17.3 yards per carry, and also picking up 39 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave Brown a new career-high in rushing yards. Liberty Ranch also got a significant boost from Antonio Nuno, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 80 yards.
Union Mine now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Liberty Ranch, they pushed their record up to 2-1 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Union Mine beat Liberty Ranch 21-14 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Union Mine since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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