Preview: Cypress Creek Coyotes vs. River Ridge Royal Knights
Cypress Creek has enjoyed the comforts of home their last two games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against The River Ridge Royal Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Cypress Creek knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past four games -- so hopefully River Ridge likes a good challenge.
The Cypress Creek Coyotes pushed their score all the way to 35 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were outmatched by Zephyrhills at home and fell 63-35.
Despite the loss, Cypress Creek still got an impressive performance from Jack Niemann, who rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and also threw for 153 yards and a touchdown. Malachi Askin also helped out as he racked up 139 rushing yards.
Meanwhile, River Ridge came up short against Fivay on Friday and fell 27-15.
The losses dropped Cypress Creek to 8-1 and River Ridge to 4-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: Cypress Creek has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 408.9 total yards per game. It's a different story for River Ridge, though, as they've been averaging only 249.8 per game. Will Cypress Creek be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will River Ridge flip the ?
Cypress Creek came up short against River Ridge in their previous matchup back in November of 2022, falling 35-25. Can Cypress Creek avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
