Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Emerson). They breezed by the Liberty Redhawks on the road to the tune of 60-6 on Thursday. Considering the Mavericks have won three contests by more than 37 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Emerson to victory, but perhaps none more so than Presha Allen, who rushed for 78 yards and two touchdowns. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 66 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of William Wells, who rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Emerson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 256 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Emerson's win was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Liberty, they are on a 16-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.
Emerson will look to defend their home field on Friday against Anna at 7:00 p.m. Anna is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 43.8 points per game this season. As for Liberty, they are taking a road trip to square off against Walnut Grove at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Walnut Grove will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Liberty surely won't give up without a fight.
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