The Liberty Red Devils are taking a road trip to take on the Blacksburg Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Liberty will be strutting in after a victory while Blacksburg will be coming in after a loss.
Liberty took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They strolled past Landrum with points to spare, taking the game 42-24.
Meanwhile, a win for Blacksburg just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against Clinton, falling 61-14. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 166th, while the Red Devils are ranked 40th).
Liberty has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. As for Blacksburg, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season.
Liberty didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Blacksburg in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 33-29 victory. Will Liberty repeat their success, or does Blacksburg have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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