The Deer Park Deer will take on the Clear Lake Falcons in a holiday battle at at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Deer Park is headed into the match having just suffered their closest loss since November 22nd on Tuesday. They fell just short of Clear Brook by a score of 54-51. While losing is never fun, the Deer can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 400th, while the Wolverines are ranked 13th).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Emily Ripley, who made all 5 shots she took for 10 points. Another player making a difference was Alyssa Harms, who went 5 of 11 on her way to 14 points.
Meanwhile, Clear Lake suffered their biggest defeat since November 7th on Tuesday. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Dickinson an easy 67-42 victory. The loss continues a trend for the Falcons in their matchups with the Gators: they've now lost eight in a row.
Clear Lake's defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 13-11. As for Deer Park, they now have a losing record at 9-10.
Deer Park beat Clear Lake 42-35 when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Does Deer Park have another victory up their sleeve, or will Clear Lake turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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