Jasper and Liberal are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Jasper Eagles will challenge the Liberal Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with eight consecutive losses for Jasper and four for Liberal.
Jasper is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Appleton City on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Jasper took a blow against Appleton City, falling 68-8. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 37th, while the Bulldogs are ranked fourth).
Carson Lehman put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 75-20, which was the final score in Liberal's tilt against Archie on Friday. The Bulldogs were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 48-0.
Jasper's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Liberal, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 1-8.
Jasper was dealt a bruising 54-20 loss at the hands of Liberal in their previous meeting back in September. Can Jasper avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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