After flying high against Clear Brook last Tuesday, Deer Park came back down to earth. The Deer Park Deer took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Clear Lake Falcons on Friday. The Deer were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Falcons apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September.
Deer Park was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Clear Lake work for it, especially in the fourth set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-18, 18-25, 28-26.
Atlee Gonzales and Erin Goodson certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Gonzales had 21 digs, while Goodson had 31 digs. Goodson is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last 12 games she's played dating back to last season.
Deer Park's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 19-19. As for Clear Lake, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 19-20.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Deer Park will square off against Brazoswood at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Deer Park is facing Brazoswood at the right time seeing as Brazoswood is stuck on an 11-game losing streak. As for Clear Lake, they will face off against Clear Creek at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Clear Creek will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Clear Lake surely won't give up without a fight.
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