Two dominant backs in Brandon Gilliam and Parris Peacock are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Rancho Verde Mustangs will head out on the road to challenge the Liberty Bison at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Liberty is hoping to do what Paloma Valley couldn't on Friday: put an end to Rancho Verde's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Rancho Verde put the hurt on Paloma Valley with a sharp 34-12 win. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 22 points or more this season.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Gilliam and he. Gilliam gained 78 total yards and a touchdown while he gained 78 total yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance also gave George Campbell a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Rancho Verde was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 261 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 61.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last four matches they've averaged 218.8.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Liberty). They took their matchup on the road on Thursday with ease, bagging a 49-14 victory over JW North. The win was some much needed relief for the Bison as it spelled an end to their five-game losing streak.
Peacock continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 210 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries.
Rancho Verde's record now sits at 5-3. As for Liberty, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-5.
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