The Middletown Mustangs are taking a road trip to challenge the Clear Lake Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Middletown will head into Friday's contest ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Kelseyville on Friday, but the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 21-point loss they were dealt on September 6th. Middletown fell just short of Kelseyville by a score of 24-21. The Mustangs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Clear Lake was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 45-13 loss at the hands of St. Bernard's. 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).
Middletown's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-2. As for Clear Lake, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Middletown came up short against Clear Lake when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 34-27. Can Middletown avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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