The Maplewood Panthers will square off against the Liberty Creek Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Liberty Creek is facing Maplewood at the wrong time: Maplewood suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They took a 27-20 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Spartans.
Despite the defeat, Maplewood saw an underclassman step up: Christian Beatie rushed for 26 yards and two touchdowns. Maplewood is 2-1 when Beatie posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Marianta Waters, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Liberty Creek can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game last Monday. They walked away with a 28-21 win over Stratford.
Mack Tuggle was his usual excellent self, rushing for 256 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Liberty Creek wouldn't let Stratford keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Liberty Creek can thank Alex Freeman and Daniel Gillaspia for forcing both of them.
Maplewood now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Liberty Creek, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-5.
Maplewood was taken down by Liberty Creek 49-20 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Maplewood was down 29-8.
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