Football Preview: Clear Springs Chargers vs. Clear Lake Falcons
Clear Springs has gone 10-0 against Clear Lake recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Clear Springs Chargers will look to defend their home field against the Clear Lake Falcons at 7:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Clear Lake is hoping to do what Clear Brook couldn't on Friday: put an end to Clear Springs' winning streak, which now stands at three games. Clear Springs blew past Clear Brook 43-13 on the road. That 30 point margin sets a new team best for the Chargers this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Clear Lake). They really took it to Brazoswood for the full four quarters, racking up a 51-14 victory at home. With the Falcons ahead 38-7 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Calab Benjamin was his usual excellent self, rushing for 153 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 58 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Penny Robinson, who threw for 234 yards and three touchdowns on only 16 passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Clear Lake was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 318 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Clear Lake wouldn't let Brazoswood keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Clear Lake can thank Juan Posso and Luke Pullig for forcing both of them.
Clear Springs pushed their record up to 3-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Clear Lake, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Everything came up roses for Clear Springs against Clear Lake when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 41-10 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Clear Lake's Elijah Harris, who rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Clear Springs to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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