The Pflugerville Panthers will square off against the Liberty Hill Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Pflugerville took a loss when they played away from home back in September, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They breezed by McCallum at home to the tune of 52-14. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 237th, while the Knights are ranked 525th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cole Taylor continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 323 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 14.7 yards per attempt, and also punching in two touchdowns on the ground. Kyran Mcfrazier was Taylor's top target, picking up 133 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Pflugerville's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB three times. Donovan Wright was especially locked on to McCallum's QB and sacked him twice. Wright also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six.
Meanwhile, Liberty Hill came tearing into Friday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 35.5 points) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp 73-53 win. The Panthers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Bryce Muchaw was his usual excellent self, rushing 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.
Pflugerville's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Liberty Hill, their win bumped their record up to an identical 5-1.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Pflugerville has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 274.3 passing yards per game. Liberty Hill, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 451.4 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
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