The Clear Lake Cardinals will square off against the Middletown Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Clear Lake will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 45-13, which was the final score in Clear Lake's tilt against St. Bernard's on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 747th, while the Crusaders are ranked 317th).
Meanwhile, Middletown didn't have quite enough to beat Kelseyville on Friday and fell 24-21. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Mustangs have suffered against the Knights since November 19, 2016.
Clear Lake's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Middletown, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-2.
Clear Lake was able to grind out a solid win over Middletown in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 34-27. Does Clear Lake have another victory up their sleeve, or will Middletown turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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