The Emerson Mavericks will take on the Melissa Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Emerson is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.4 points per game this season.
Emerson had been on a four-game streak of scoring at least 31 points, but Lovejoy put an end to it on Friday. Emerson took a blow against Lovejoy, falling 48-7. The match marked the Mavericks' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Even if they lost, Emerson's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In that department, Chris Winters was the leader with two. Agape Lawrence was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 18 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Melissa). They blew past Independence 75-6 at home on Friday. Considering the Cardinals have won four contests by more than 38 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Emerson's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-3. As for Melissa, they pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
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