The Liberty Panthers will take on the Hardin-Jefferson Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Liberty and five for Hardin-Jefferson.
Liberty's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Bridge City on Friday. They came up short against the Cardinals, falling 24-0. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 771st, while the Cardinals are ranked 262nd).
Meanwhile, a win for Hardin-Jefferson just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 57-22 defeat at the hands of Vidor.
Liberty's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Hardin-Jefferson, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
Liberty didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Hardin-Jefferson in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 20-16 victory. Does Liberty have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hardin-Jefferson turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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