Allen and Liberty are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2018, but not for long. The Allen Mustangs will head out to square off against the Liberty Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Allen is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Allen is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Central on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Allen was outmatched by Central at home and fell 41-8. The Mustangs were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-0.
Meanwhile, Liberty was beaten by Gore 42-8 on Friday. The match marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Liberty might have lost, but man, Carson Reeder was a machine: he rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 42 receiving yards. Those 62 rushing yards gave Reeder a new career-high.
Allen's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Liberty, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-4.
Allen was taken down by Liberty 57-18 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Allen avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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