Cypress Bay was the 45-14 winner over Flanagan when they last played one another back in September of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Cypress Bay Lightning received a blow on Friday as they fell 35-20 to the Flanagan Falcons. The Lightning have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
When it comes to explaining why Cypress Bay lost, don't look at Jake Balanovich. Despite the final result, he rushed for 87 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for 62 yards and a touchdown. Cypress Bay also got a significant boost from Elwood Higgs, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 110 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Cypress Bay was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 225 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Cypress Bay didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jayden Mendez and Ronald Thomas.
Cypress Bay now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Flanagan, their win bumped their record up to an identical 2-3.
Cypress Bay didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 65-0 victory against Taravella on the 14th. As for Flanagan, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 21-6 win against Fort Lauderdale on the 14th.
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