Burrell and Deer Lakes are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Burrell Bucs will head out to square off against the Deer Lakes Lancers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Burrell is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Imani Christian Academy on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Burrell took a blow against Imani Christian Academy, falling 60-6. While losing is never fun, the Bucs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 449th, while the Saints are ranked 62nd).
Deer Lakes never got on the board in their matchup last Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Valley last Friday. They blew past the Vikings 44-13 at home. The contest marked the Lancers' most dominant win of the season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Deer Lakes to victory, but perhaps none more so than Zier Williams, who rushed for 85 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also picked up 30 receiving yards. Another receiver making a difference was Zach Grant, who gained 89 total yards and two touchdowns.
This is the second loss in a row for Burrell and nudges their season record down to 2-7. As for Deer Lakes, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
Burrell was dealt a bruising 33-0 loss at the hands of Deer Lakes in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Burrell avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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