Football Preview: Cypress Creek Cougars vs. Stratford Spartans
Cypress Creek has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. After each having a week off, they and the Stratford Spartans will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Cypress Creek was beaten by Cypress Woods 59-7. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 721st, while the Wildcats are ranked 172nd).
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Stratford ultimately got the result they hoped for last Saturday. They secured a 44-38 W over Kingwood. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Spartans.
Stratford had a senior duo take command as Javier Denson rushed for 128 yards and three touchdowns and Aaron Deleon rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown. Denson showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 58 yards. Stratford also got help from Hunter Biehl, who showed off his sure hands for 83 receiving yards.
Cypress Creek's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Stratford, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Cypress Creek took a serious blow against Stratford in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 67-22. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Deleon, who threw for 304 yards and five touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes, and also rushed for 42 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Cypress Creek knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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