After flying high against Independence last Friday, Liberty came back down to earth. The Redhawks came up short against the Emerson Mavericks on Friday, falling 28-7. While losing is never fun, the Redhawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 640th, while the Mavericks are ranked 197th).
Liberty's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Emerson, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 4-2.
Liberty wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 70-14 loss against Walnut Grove on the 9th. As for Emerson, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 56-14 defeat against Anna on the 10th.
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