The Melissa Cardinals will challenge the Independence Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Melissa is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Lovejoy just ended the team's four-game winning streak last Friday. They fell just short of the Leopards by a score of 41-38.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Independence's offense. They were outmatched by Lovejoy at home and fell 70-0. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 633rd, while the Leopards are ranked 51st).
Melissa's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 4-2. As for Independence, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season.
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