The Cypress Lakes Spartans will venture away from home to square off against the Bridgeland Bears at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Thursday, Cypress Lakes came up short against Cypress Ranch and fell 45-33. The Spartans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Jimmy Alarcon, who threw for 245 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 33 yards and a touchdown. Another back making a difference was Theodis Fields, who rushed for 149 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Meanwhile, Bridgeland had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They took their matchup on the road with ease, bagging a 49-19 victory over the Bulldogs. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 68th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 451st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cypress Lakes now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Bridgeland, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Cypress Lakes took a serious blow against Bridgeland in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 56-0. Can Cypress Lakes avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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