The Stranahan Mighty Dragons will take on the Cypress Bay Lightning at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Stranahan's offense might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Fort Lauderdale on Friday. The matchup between them and the Flying L's wasn't particularly close, with Stranahan falling 17-0. Having soared to a lofty 48 points in the game before, the Mighty Dragons' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Cypress Bay earned a 37-30 victory over Hallandale on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lightning.
Jake Balanovich continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 170 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, while also throwing for 239 yards and a touchdown. He is becoming a predictor of Cypress Bay's success: when he posts at least 80 rushing yards the team is 3-1 (and 2-3 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Elwood Higgs, who rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns.
Cypress Bay was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 294 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Stranahan now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Cypress Bay, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season.
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