The Castleberry Lions will venture away from home to face off against the Ferris Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Castleberry has three straight victories, Ferris has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Castleberry's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 63-0 win over Diamond Hill-Jarvis. That 63 point margin sets a new team best for the Lions this season.
Demetrius Valadez went supernova for Castleberry, throwing for 116 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushing for 35 yards and a touchdown. Cayden Perez also deserves a mention for his punt return touchdown.
Meanwhile, Ferris lost 35-13 to Eagle Mountain on Friday.
Despite the loss, Ferris got top-tier performance from Gavin Garcia, who picked up 92 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Castleberry's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Ferris, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Castleberry couldn't quite finish off Ferris in their previous matchup back in September of 2017 and fell 20-18. Can Castleberry avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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