If Stratford was riding high fresh off their 60-3 takedown of Jersey Village last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Stratford Spartans took a 31-24 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cy-Fair Bobcats on Saturday. The matchup marked the Spartans' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
When it comes to explaining why Stratford lost, don't look at Aaron Deleon. Despite the final result, he rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 102 yards on eight of 23 attempts. Deleon got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 69 yards.
Stratford wouldn't let Cy-Fair keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Stratford can thank Blake Barry and Tiergan Burl for forcing all of them. Burl also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 15. Stratford got some further help from Parker Johnson: he made 14 total tackles and snagged an interception.
Stratford's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-2. As for Cy-Fair, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 5-2.
Stratford will welcome Cypress Falls at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cypress Falls' defense has only allowed 10.6 points per game this season, so Stratford's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Cy-Fair, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Bobcats takes on Cypress Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cy-Fair knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully Cypress Creek likes a good challenge.
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