Football Preview: Cypress Creek Coyotes vs. Gaither Cowboys
The Cypress Creek Coyotes will face off against the Gaither Cowboys at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Cypress Creek will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Cypress Creek is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Zephyrhills on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Cypress Creek took a blow against Zephyrhills, falling 56-14. The Coyotes were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 50-7.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Gaither). They breezed by Wharton on the road to the tune of 54-6 on Saturday. With that victory, the Cowboys brought their scoring average up to 27.1 points per game.
Gaither relied on the efforts of Ej Archield Jr, who threw for 170 yards and three touchdowns on only 16 passes, and Elija Mason, who gained 148 total yards and two touchdowns. Mason got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 71 yards. Bryan Hamilton was another key player, picking up 112 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Gaither wouldn't let Wharton keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as John Benson, Serious Stinyard, and Elijah Rich picked up one apiece.
Cypress Creek's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Gaither, they pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
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