The Castleberry Lions will venture away from home to square 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 contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Diamond Hill-Jarvis, posting a 63-0 win at home. The matchup marked the Lions' most dominant victory of the season so far.
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. Isaiah Ford handled things on the ground, rushing for 132 yards and a rushing touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Castleberry was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 250 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 203 rushing yards in six consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Ferris came up short against Eagle Mountain on Friday, falling 35-13.
Despite the loss, Ferris got top-tier performance from Gavin Garcia, who picked up 92 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Castleberry's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Ferris, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: Castleberry has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 403 total yards per game. It's a different story for Ferris, though, as they've been averaging only 246.5. Will Castleberry be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will Ferris flip the script?
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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