Independence hasn't had much luck against Emerson recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Knights will take on the Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Independence's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Melissa last Friday. They were dealt a 68-0 defeat at the hands of the Cardinals. 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 875th, while the Cardinals are ranked 34th).
Meanwhile, Emerson was beaten by Melissa 54-21 on Thursday.
Independence's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Emerson, they now have a losing record of 4-5.
Independence took a serious blow against Emerson in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, falling 63-7. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Knights were down 42-0.
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