Cypress Woods has gone 6-0 against Cypress Park recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats faces off against the Cypress Park Tigers at 7:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Cypress Woods' favor as the team sits on five straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Cypress Park has been banged up by ten consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Cypress Woods is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Cypress Ranch just ended the team's eight-game winning streak dating back to last season on Saturday. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 35-34 to the Mustangs. Despite 177 more yards than the Mustangs, the Wildcats couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Cypress Woods might have lost, but man, Bryant Thomas was a machine: he rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.2 yards per carry, and also picked up 47 receiving yards. That's the most rushing yards Thomas has posted since back in August of 2023.
Even though they lost, Cypress Woods was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 223 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 174 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, a win for Cypress Park just wasn't in the cards on Saturday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by Cypress Springs on the road and fell 34-6. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 725th, while the Panthers are ranked 198th).
Having lost for the first time this season, Cypress Woods fell to 7-1. As for Cypress Park, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Friday's match might be decided in the trenches. Cypress Woods has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 182.6 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Cypress Park, though, as they've been averaging only 72.2. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Everything came up roses for Cypress Woods against Cypress Park in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, as the team secured a 61-33 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Cypress Park's Lemarion Byrd, who rushed for 205 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Cypress Woods to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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