Football Preview: Clear Lake Falcons vs. Dickinson Gators
Clear Lake is 1-9 against Dickinson since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Clear Lake Falcons are taking a road trip to square off against the Dickinson Gators at 7:00 p.m. That match will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Calab Benjamin and Malachi Gamble.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 43-13, which was the final score in Clear Lake's tilt against Clear Springs on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 313th, while the Chargers are ranked 97th).
Clear Lake's defeat came about despite a quality game from Penny Robinson, who threw for 161 yards and two touchdowns. A healthy portion of that aerial production (85 yards to be exact) went to Talandis Cotton.
Meanwhile, Dickinson entered their tilt with Clear Brook on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They never let the Wolverines onto the board and left with a 63-0 win. That looming 63-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Gators yet this season.
Gamble was his usual excellent self, rushing for 177 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 56 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaeden Bowie, who rushed for 50 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Dickinson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 243 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Clear Lake now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Dickinson, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Clear Lake has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 192.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Dickinson struggles in that department as they've been averaging 195.2. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Clear Lake was taken down by Dickinson 60-28 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Clear Lake was down 43-22.
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