Memorial is on a four-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, Cypress Creek a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change on Saturday. The Memorial Mustangs will welcome the Cypress Creek Cougars at 6:00 p.m. Both are at an even 3-3 against one another since November of 2018, but likely not for long.
Last Friday, Memorial lost to Cy-Fair at home by a 34-16 margin. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 525th, while the Bobcats are ranked 242nd).
Although Memorial took the loss, they still got scores from Trey Iversen and Wesley Genung.
Even if they lost, Memorial's defensive line still kept up the pressure with five sacks. Leading the way was Isaac Richardson with three. Brett Gulledge was another major factor on D, forcing a fumble, making six total tackles, and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Meanwhile, Cypress Creek's game on Friday was all tied up 10-10 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. The game between them and Cypress Ridge wasn't particularly close, with Cypress Creek falling 31-17. While the Cougars didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Rams 7-0 in the first quarter.
Despite the defeat, Cypress Creek got top-tier performance from Garland Wilburn, who rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 49 receiving yards.
Memorial's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Cypress Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Memorial strolled past Cypress Creek in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a score of 28-14. Does Memorial have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cypress Creek turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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