Football Preview: Cypress Woods Wildcats vs. Bridgeland Bears
Cypress Woods and Bridgeland are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2018, but not for long. The Cypress Woods Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Bridgeland Bears at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Cypress Woods took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Cypress Park 63-6. That looming 63-6 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Wildcats yet this season.
Kyler Singletary and Frank Gomez were among the main playmakers for Cypress Woods as the former picked up 157 receiving yards and two touchdowns and the latter rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns. Those 93 rushing yards gave Gomez a new career-high.
Cypress Woods wouldn't let Cypress Park keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Cypress Woods can thank Aiden Haby and Ja'Morrion Sneed for forcing both of them. Haby also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven.
Meanwhile, Bridgeland had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33.8 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Saturday. They blew past the Mustangs 41-3. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 47th, while the Mustangs are ranked 226th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bridgeland's victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.1 points per game. As for Cypress Woods, their record is now 8-1.
Things could have been worse for Cypress Woods, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 31-14 loss to Bridgeland when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Cypress Woods avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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