LEE is 0-6 against Clark since September of 2016 but things could change on Thursday. After each having a week off, both will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:00 p.m. Clark took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on LEE, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with 12 losses in a row dating back to last season, LEE finally turned things around against Brackenridge last Thursday. They blew past the Eagles 34-2 on the road.
Alex Leza had a dynamite game for LEE, rushing for 94 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, while also picking up 59 receiving yards and a touchdown.incredibly, Leza got all that yardage with just one huge grab Another player making a difference was Zachary Talamantes, who threw for 132 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, LEE was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 228 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Clark came up short against East Central last Friday and fell 34-21. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 570th, while the Hornets are ranked 222nd).
Despite the defeat, Clark saw an underclassman step up: Xavier Canavis rushed for 147 yards.
LEE's win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-2. As for Clark, they now also have a losing record at 1-2.
Thursday's contest might be decided in the trenches. LEE has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 171.3 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Clark, though, as they've been averaging only 86.3. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
LEE was dealt a bruising 33-0 loss at the hands of Clark when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Clark's Mark Mesa, who rushed for 76 yards on only ten carries, and also threw for 107 yards and a touchdown. Now that LEE knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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