It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Liberty Hill can now relate to. They fell just short of the Brenham Cubs by a score of 30-27 on Friday. The Panthers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Cubs apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September of 2015.
Although Liberty Hill took the loss, they still got scores from Preston Benefield, Bryce Muchaw, and Pierre Dylan Belinga.
Liberty Hill wouldn't let Brenham keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Liberty Hill can thank Kendrick Hicks and Kaden Cockburn for forcing both of them. Hicks also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 13. Another thorn in Brenham's side was Garrett Lindgren, who picked up a sack, made 14 total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Even though they lost, Liberty Hill was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 289 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Brenham only rushed for 145.
Xyran Upshaw had an outrageously good game for Brenham as he rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Upshaw a new career-high in rushing yards. Cartelle Brown was another key player, picking up 126 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Liberty Hill's loss dropped their record down to 9-3. As for Brenham, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-1.
Liberty Hill does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Brenham has also already played their next matchup, a 28-14 defeat against Randle on the 30th.
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