Deer Lakes put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on the Derry Trojans with a sharp 34-12 victory. Given the Lancers' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 114th, while the Trojans are ranked 369th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Deer Lakes to victory were Zier Williams and Jake Fleischer. Williams rushed for 145 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries, while Fleischer rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. That's the most rushing yards Williams has posted since back in September of 2023.
Although Derry took the loss, they still got scores from Damauri Robinson and Brady Brown.
Deer Lakes' win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Derry, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Deer Lakes will challenge Freeport at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Deer Lakes will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Derry, they will head out on the road to square off against Burrell at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Derry is facing Burrell at the right time seeing as Burrell is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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