After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Cypress Woods, Clear Lake was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 48-28 margin over the Kingwood Park Panthers.
Calab Benjamin had a dynamite game for Clear Lake, rushing for 161 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry, and also throwing for 45 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Benjamin a new career-high in rushing yards. Penny Robinson was another key player, throwing for 177 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 256 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Clear Lake's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Kingwood Park, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-2.
Clear Lake will host Brazoswood at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 981 yards in their previous games. As for Kingwood Park, they will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Hargrave at 9:30 p.m. on September 26th. Hargrave knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 point or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Kingwood Park likes a good challenge.
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