Football Recap: Callan Kirk and Matthew Bednar Pace Stratford Defense + How To Watch

After flying high against Jersey Village last Friday, Stratford came back down to earth. The Spartans fell just short of the Cy-Fair Bobcats by a score of 31-28 on Saturday. The defeat continues a trend for the Spartans in their meetings with the Bobcats: they've now lost four in a row.

When it comes to explaining why Stratford lost, don't look at Gavin Guzman. Despite the final result, he threw for 255 yards and three TDs, and also rushed for 34 yards. Davis Kendall was another key player, gaining 69 total yards and two touchdowns.

Even if they lost, Stratford's defensive line still kept up the pressure with six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Callan Kirk and Matthew Bednar, who racked up five sacks between them.

Leading Cy-Fair to victory were Sean Riegler and Arnell Fontenot. Riegler threw for 328 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, while Fontenot rushed for 120 yards and one score. The Bobcats are undefeated when Fontenot posts 80 or more rushing yards, but 1-2 otherwise. Henry Lamar Brooks Jr also helped out with an impressive 80 receiving yards.

Stratford now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Cy-Fair, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.

Stratford will head out to square off against Cypress Falls at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Spartans will need to watch out since the Eagles have now posted at least 31 points in their last three matchups. As for Cy-Fair, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 52-32 win against Cypress Creek on the 23rd.