Clear Lake is 0-10 against Clear Springs since October of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Clear Lake Falcons will take on the Clear Springs Chargers at 7:00 p.m. Clear Lake will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
Clear Lake is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Brazoswood at home to the tune of 51-14 on Friday. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 320th, while the Buccaneers are ranked 702nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Calab Benjamin, who rushed for 153 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 113 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Penny Robinson, who threw for 234 yards and three touchdowns on only 16 passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Clear Lake was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 318 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Clear Lake wouldn't let Brazoswood keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Clear Lake can thank Juan Posso and Luke Pullig for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Clear Springs waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 43-13 win over the Wolverines. That looming 43-13 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Chargers yet this season.
The victory got Clear Lake back to even at 2-2. As for Clear Springs, their win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1.
Clear Lake took a serious blow against Clear Springs when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 41-10. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Clear Springs' Julian Salazar, who threw for 289 yards and four touchdowns while completing 79.3% of his passes. Now that Clear Lake 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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