Clear Falls and Clear Lake are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Clear Falls Knights will challenge the Clear Lake Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Clear Falls is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Clear Falls is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Dickinson on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Clear Falls was beaten by Dickinson 69-28. The Knights were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 56-28.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Caden Hisatake, who picked up 127 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 36 yards. He showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 67 yards. Dylan Proctor also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Clear Falls wouldn't let Dickinson keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Landon Baker, Tristan Gaviria, Nathaniel Cox, and Gavin Smith picked up one apiece. Clear Falls got some further help from Preston Pitts: he picked up two sacks and made ten total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Clear Lake had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They walked away with a 46-35 victory over Clear Brook last Thursday.
Penny Robinson went supernova for Clear Lake, throwing for 321 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 13.4 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 172 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. Those 172 rushing yards gave Robinson a new career-high. Zay Brantley was another key player, picking up 79 receiving yards and four touchdowns.
Clear Falls' loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Clear Lake, their win ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-6.
Clear Falls strolled past Clear Lake in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 23-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Clear Falls since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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