After soaring to 31 points the game before, Emerson was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They were dealt a 48-7 loss at the hands of the Lovejoy Leopards. While losing is never fun, the Mavericks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 144th, while the Leopards are ranked 43rd).
Even if they lost, Emerson's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Chris Winters was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. Agape Lawrence was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 18 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Leading Lovejoy to victory were Ben Adams and Jacob Richard Janecek. Adams gained 158 total yards and two touchdowns, while Richard Janecek rushed for 68 yards and three touchdowns.
Emerson's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-3. As for Lovejoy, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-2.
Emerson will be playing at home against Melissa at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Emerson is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.4 points per game this season. As for Lovejoy, they will venture away from home to challenge Walnut Grove at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 1,065 yards in their previous games.
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