Football Game Preview: Cedar Park Timberwolves vs. Rouse Raiders

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Cedar Park has gone 6-0 against Rouse recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Cedar Park Timberwolves will look to defend their home field against the Rouse Raiders at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Cedar Park is headed into the matchup having just posted their biggest win since October 27, 2023 on Friday. They blew past Chaparral 44-12 on the road. Given the Timberwolves' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 165th, while the Bobcats are ranked 608th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Cedar Park found their leader in underclassman David Cooper, who threw for 220 yards and two touchdowns.

Cedar Park wouldn't let Chaparral keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Jacob Morse, Henry Newman, and Grant Fuller picked up one apiece.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Rouse, who bounced back after a loss on the road back in September. They walked away with a 28-20 victory over Lake Belton on Friday.

Rouse can attribute much of their success to London Morgan, who threw for 286 yards and two touchdowns. Bryce Johns helped Morgan out on the ground, rushing for 109 yards and a touchdown.

The win got Cedar Park back to even at 2-2. As for Rouse, the victory also got them back to even at 2-2.

The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. Cedar Park has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 168 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Rouse has preferred to attack from the air: they average 298.5 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.

Everything came up roses for Cedar Park against Rouse in their previous matchup back in September of 2019, as the team secured a 55-9 win. In that contest, Cedar Park amassed a halftime lead of 21-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.

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