The Clear Springs Chargers will square off against the Kingwood Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Clear Springs 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 took down Clear Creek 29-13. Given the Chargers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 119th, while the Wildcats are ranked 446th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Kingwood made easy work of Humble on Saturday and carried off a 41-21 win. The result was nothing new for the Mustangs, who have now won four contests by 20 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Marquez Xavion Ziair Davis, who rushed for 329 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per carry. Kingwood is 5-2 when Xavion Ziair Davis posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. Jailen Monegan was another key player, picking up 100 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Kingwood didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Cade Haug and Sam Peterson. Haug is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 14 games he's played dating back to last season. Another thorn in Humble's side was Sam Malone, who forced a fumble and made 12 total tackles.
Kingwood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 319 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September.
Kingwood pushed their record up to 6-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 17.8 points. As for Clear Springs, their win bumped their record up to 8-2.
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