Mountain Grove lost to Liberty back in September of 2023, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Friday. The Mountain Grove Panthers put the hurt on the Liberty Eagles with a sharp 44-24 win. With that victory, the Panthers brought their scoring average up to 28.8 points per game.
Mountain Grove didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Brody Emery, Kale Gardner, Aden Estep, and Dameon Martin picked up one apiece. The dominant performance also gave Estep a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mountain Grove was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 397 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in six consecutive games.
The win got Mountain Grove back to even at 3-3. As for Liberty, they moved to 4-2 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Mountain Grove didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 60-6 victory against Salem on the 11th. Liberty has also already played their next match, a 69-0 win against Cabool on the 11th.
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