Liberal fell victim to Appleton City and their airtight defense on Friday. They were beaten by the Appleton City Bulldogs 68-0. While losing is never fun, Liberal can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while Appleton City is ranked third).
This is the second loss in a row for Liberal and nudges their season record down to 1-6. As for Appleton City, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-1.
Liberal is on the road again on Friday to play Rich Hill at 7:00 p.m. Rich Hill will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last. As for Appleton City, they will host Lockwood at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Appleton City has won three straight at home, while Lockwood won three straight on the road), something that'll have to change.
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