Football Preview: Cypress Creek Coyotes vs. Mitchell Mustangs
The Cypress Creek Coyotes will take on the Mitchell Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Cypress Creek had to suffer through a 49-13 loss at the hands of Land O' Lakes. The loss continues a trend for the Coyotes in their matchups with the Gators: they've now lost four in a row.
Despite the defeat, Cypress Creek got top-tier performance from Shaan Patel, who picked up 151 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Mitchell beat Northeast 25-20 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mustangs.
Corey Simms was a one-man wrecking crew for Mitchell as he rushed for 164 yards and two touchdowns. Cayden Thomas was another key player, throwing for 254 yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Mitchell's defense and their six sacks. Dylan Leighton was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. His also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up two sacks and making 13 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Mitchell was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 449 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Northeast only gained 293.
Cypress Creek's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Mitchell, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Cypress Creek was taken down by Mitchell 61-3 when the teams last played back in September of 2020. Thankfully for Cypress Creek, Ezra Brennan (who threw for 191 yards and three touchdowns while completing 100% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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