Football Recap: Clear Lake Falcons vs. Clear Falls Knights
Clear Lake lost against Clear Falls back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Clear Lake Falcons took a hard 38-21 fall against the Clear Falls Knights. 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 388th, while the Knights are ranked 181st).
Despite the loss, Clear Lake had strong showings from Penny Robinson, who threw for 356 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.7 yards per attempt, and Talandis Cotton, who picked up 178 receiving yards and a touchdown. Cotton was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 69 yards. A healthy portion of Robinson's aerial production (100 yards to be exact) also went to Luke Mazur.
Clear Falls' victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jake Champagne, who threw for 221 yards and a touchdown while completing 73.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 46 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Champagne a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Andrew Martinez, who rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns.
Clear Lake has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-7 record this season. As for Clear Falls, they pushed their record up to 6-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Clear Lake does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Clear Falls, they will challenge Summer Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Summer Creek's defense has only allowed 12.1 points per game this season, so Clear Falls' offense will have their work cut out for them.
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