The Cedar Park Timberwolves will square off against the Glenn Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cedar Park has three straight victories, Glenn has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Thursday, Cedar Park sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 31-29 win over East View. Given the Timberwolves' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 139th, while the Patriots are ranked 289th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cedar Park found their leader in underclassman David Cooper, who threw for 320 yards and two touchdowns while completing 79.4% of his passes. Those 320 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Cooper. 80 of those passing yards were hauled in by Zane Claybrook, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 14-14 at halftime, Glenn was not quite Lake Belton's equal in the second half on Friday. They and the Broncos were almost perfectly matched up, but they suffered a 42-41 loss. Even though they lost, the Grizzlies' still made a splash on offense and bumped their average scoring up to 27.8 points per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Despite their defeat, Glenn saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Evan Blair, who rushed for 161 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, was perhaps the best of all. Blair's longest rush was for an impressive 54 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Jj Ortiz also helped out as he racked up 132 rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Glenn was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 408 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 192 rushing yards in 15 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Cedar Park's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Glenn, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Cedar Park didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Glenn in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 17-13 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cedar Park since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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