The Deer Park Deer will square off against the Barbers Hill Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Deer Park will head into Friday's match out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They were beaten by The Woodlands 52-24. While losing is never fun, the Deer can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 126th, while the Highlanders are ranked 35th).
Meanwhile, Barbers Hill earned a 21-13 win over Manvel on Friday.
Barbers Hill found their leader in underclassman Kaegan Morton, who picked up 133 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. DJ Jordan handled things on the ground, rushing for 82 yards.
Barbers Hill was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 419 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Manvel only gained 188.
Deer Park's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-1. As for Barbers Hill, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
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