The Cleburne Yellowjackets will be defending their home-field for the first timethey go up against the Burleson Elks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither Cleburne nor Burleson posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Cleburne is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They fell 17-7 to Corsicana on Friday.
Meanwhile, Burleson couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They lost 28-7 to Centennial on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Elks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 560th, while the Spartans are ranked 123rd).
Cleburne was dealt a bruising 44-14 defeat at the hands of Burleson in their previous meeting back in October of 2021. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Cleburne was down 38-7.
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