Football Game Preview: Freedom Patriots vs. Cypress Creek Bears

The Freedom Patriots will square off against the Cypress Creek Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few points on average (Freedom 6.5, Cypress Creek 7.8) so any points scored will be well earned.

Freedom is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Oak Ridge a 26-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Patriots, who have now won five matches by 20 points or more so far this season.

Meanwhile, a win is a win, as they say, even a pretty close 6-2 victory over Lake Nona. The Bears haven't had any issues with the Lions recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.

Freedom is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Cypress Creek, their victory bumped their record up to 7-5.

Freedom came up short against Cypress Creek in their previous matchup back in February, falling 6-0. Can the Patriots avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.