Henderson was the 28-14 winner over Liberty-Eylau when they last played one another back in August of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Henderson Lions fell just short of the Liberty-Eylau Leopards by a score of 44-41 on Friday.
Despite the loss, Henderson still got an impressive performance from Jesstin Starling, who rushed for 164 yards and four touchdowns. Starling is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Vince Howard was another key player, throwing for 222 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.9% of his passes.
Even though they lost, Henderson was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 481 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Trip Baysinger went supernova for Liberty-Eylau, throwing for 318 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.8 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 52 yards.
Henderson's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Liberty-Eylau, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Henderson will venture away from home to square off against Jacksonville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Liberty-Eylau, they will be defending their home-field for the first time this season they go up against Carthage at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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