Football Preview: Deer Park Deer vs. North Shore Mustangs
Deer Park is 0-7 against North Shore since October of 2014 but things could change on Thursday. The Deer Park Deer will challenge the North Shore Mustangs at 7:00 p.m.
Deer Park is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Dickinson just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Friday. They were beaten by the Gators 41-13. The match marked the Deer's lowest-scoring game so far this season.
On Friday fans watched as two of the best teams in the nation hit the field. Everything went North Shore's way against Summer Creek as North Shore made off with a 35-10 victory. The win was just business as usual for the Mustangs, who after ten games remain undefeated this season.
North Shore got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Kaleb Bailey out in front who rushed for 83 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 175 yards and a touchdown while completing 78.6% of his passes. D?Andre Hardeman Jr. was another key back, rushing for 101 yards and a touchdown.
North Shore's win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 26.5 points. As for Deer Park, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-2.
Deer Park took a serious blow against North Shore in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, falling 42-14. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hardeman Jr., who rushed for 208 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. Now that Deer Park knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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