Football Preview: Dickinson Gators vs. Clear Falls Knights
Dickinson has gone 10-0 against Clear Falls recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Dickinson Gators will head out to take on the Clear Falls Knights at 7:00 p.m. Dickinson is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 44.2 points per game this season.
Dickinson is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Clear Springs just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They fell to the Chargers 34-28. Despite 107 more yards than the Chargers, the Gators couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Dickinson might have lost, but man, Malachi Gamble was a machine: he rushed for 207 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. Gamble was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 58 yards. Another player making a difference was Joshua Arthur, who threw for 241 yards and a touchdown.
Even though they lost, Dickinson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 260 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in seven consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, after only ten points in their last match, Clear Falls made sure to put some points up on the board against Clear Brook on Friday. Clear Falls claimed a resounding 70-14 victory over Clear Brook. That looming 70-14 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Knights yet this season.
Dickinson's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Clear Falls, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Dickinson against Clear Falls when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 45-13 win. In that contest, Dickinson amassed a halftime lead of 31-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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