The Independence Knights will head out to square off against the Lovejoy Leopards at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Independence comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Independence is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 35 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Anna on Thursday. They were beaten by the Coyotes 63-7. The Knights were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 49-0.
Meanwhile, Lovejoy played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 49-14 loss at the hands of Melissa. While losing is never fun, the Leopards can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 106th, while the Cardinals are ranked 31st).
Independence's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Lovejoy, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
Independence was dealt a bruising 70-0 loss at the hands of Lovejoy in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Leopards' Jacob Janecek, who threw for 230 yards and four TDs while completing 73.1% of his passes, and also punched in one rushing score. Now that the Knights know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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