Football Preview: Clear Creek Golddiggers vs. Lake County Panthers
Clear Creek is 6-0 against Lake County since August of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Clear Creek Golddiggers will be playing at home against the Lake County Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Lake County took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Clear Creek, who comes in off a win.
Clear Creek is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Thursday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat South Park 48-6 at home. The win was some much needed relief for the Golddiggers as it spelled an end to their five-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Clear Creek's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jacob Young, who threw for 172 yards and two touchdowns while completing 100% of his passes. Merrell Harvey helped Young out on the ground, rushing for 65 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Clear Creek was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 405 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
One reason for the win was Clear Creek's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. South Park's QB won't forget Asher Isaacson anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Isaacson didn't just play on offense: he also picked up two sacks and made six total tackles (4.0 for loss). Another thorn in South Park's side was Anthony Zacharias, who picked up a sack and made seven total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Lake County was beaten by Sargent 48-6 on Friday.
Clear Creek skirted past Lake County 2-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2019. Does Clear Creek have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lake County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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