Cypress Christian weren't the first ones on the board on Friday, but they got there more often. They managed a somewhat close 21-17 victory over St. Joseph. The success represented a nice turnaround for Cypress Christian, who in their last game suffered a tough 15-36 loss.
Senior Christian Fleischhauer and junior Drue Hirth were among the main playmakers for Cypress Christian as the former picked up 78 yards on the ground on 14 carries and snatched 1 receiving TD and the latter accumulated 204 passing yards and punched in 1 rushing TD. Additional support came from defensive powerhouse senior Cory Chapman, who racked up nine tackles.
Both teams will be heading out of the conference in their next games. Cypress Christian and Hyde Park go head to head next week at 7:00 PM in their first playoff contest of the year. Cypress Christian are the slight favorite, but fans of the teams should be in for an exciting contest likely to go down to the wire. As for St. Joseph, they will face off against Regents. Backed by five consecutive blowout victories, Regents are looking for someone to give them a challenge; hopefully St. Joseph will step up.
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