Football Preview: Clear Springs Chargers vs. Deer Park Deer
The Clear Springs Chargers will square off against the Deer Park Deer at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Clear Springs sitting on seven straight victories and Deer Park on six.
Last Friday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Clear Springs beat Dickinson 34-28.
Julian Salazar had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 147 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 138 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Muizz Tounkara was in the mix too, providing Clear Springs with two touchdowns.
Clear Springs didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Auston Ware and Jeremiah Davis. Another thorn in Dickinson's side was Zaqwaun Nunn, who picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and made 15 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Clear Springs was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 256 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Deer Park took their matchup on Friday with ease, bagging a 49-21 win over Brazoswood. Given the Deer's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 105th, while the Buccaneers are ranked 663rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Clear Springs' victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for Deer Park, their record is now an identical 7-1.
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