The Liberty Raiders will venture away from home to square off against the Mingo Central Miners at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Liberty will be strutting in after a win while Mingo Central will be coming in after a loss.
Liberty will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up eight points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against PikeView on Friday. Liberty was the clear victor by a 34-14 margin over PikeView. The Raiders pushed the score to 28-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Panthers cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, Mingo Central and WestSide were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but Mingo Central suffered a 21-20 defeat.
Despite the loss, Mingo Central got top-tier performance from Dylan Vance, who rushed for 145 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. With that strong performance, Vance is now averaging an impressive 102.5 rushing yards per game. Aiden Burke made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Even if they lost, Mingo Central's defense still kept up the pressure with five sacks. WestSide's QB won't forget Logan Hurley anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Liberty's victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-1. As for Mingo Central, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 0-2.
Liberty was taken down by Mingo Central 32-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Liberty avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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