The Deer Park Deer will square off against the Clear Springs Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Deer Park will be strutting in after a victory while Clear Springs will be coming in after a loss.
Deer Park is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Brazoswood: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Deer Park blew Brazoswood out of the water with an 80-14 final score. With the Deer ahead 50-12 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Deer Park's win on Friday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Shelby Tortorici, who posted 16 points and three steals. Emily Ripley was another key player, putting up nine points along with four steals and three blocks.
Meanwhile, Clear Springs was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were outmatched by Dickinson and fell 68-35. While losing is never fun, the Chargers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 846th, while the Gators are ranked 107th).
Clear Springs' loss dropped their record down to 6-16. As for Deer Park, the win got them back to even at 12-12.
Everything came up roses for Deer Park against Clear Springs when the teams last played back in December of 2023, as the squad secured a 63-19 victory. In that contest, Deer Park amassed a halftime lead of 29-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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