After an undefeated start, Catholic suffered its first loss on the road to West Monroe two weeks ago.

The Bears returned home after the narrow 27-24 loss and looked to bounce back against Madison-Ridgeland Academy, the top-ranked school in Mississippi. The Catholic team fell 27-26, dropping to 3-2.

The Bears entered their Week 6 matchup against Liberty on Thursday with a new motto: "Set the tone."

Junior running back Justin Batiste said the team felt complacent in its past two games and knew it had to reset.

"This whole week, everyone we got right," Batiste said. "We had a talk with ourselves, know the goals we want. Everyone on the same page."

The preparation paid off with a 38-16 win over the Patriots, moving the team to 4-2 and 1-0 in District 4-5A. Batiste returned the opening kic

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