Football Preview: Deer Park Deer vs. Clear Falls Knights
The Deer Park Deer will take on the Clear Falls Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Deer Park took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They had just enough and edged Barbers Hill out 50-48.
Meanwhile, everything went Clear Falls' way against Cypress Falls on Thursday as Clear Falls made off with a 42-22 win. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Eagles are ranked 345th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
One reason for the win was Clear Falls' imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Joel Garza and Preston Pitts who racked up four sacks between them. Pitts is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last ten games he's played dating back to last season.
Deer Park now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Clear Falls, the victory made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 2-1.
Deer Park suffered a grim 45-21 defeat to Clear Falls in their previous meeting back in September of 2021. Thankfully for Deer Park, David Smith (who rushed for 201 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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