The Cypress Bay Lightning will welcome the Stranahan Mighty Dragons at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Cypress Bay will be strutting in after a win while Stranahan will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Thursday, Cypress Bay was able to grind out a solid victory over Hallandale, taking the game 37-30. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lightning.
Jake Balanovich was his usual excellent self, rushing for 170 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, while also throwing for 239 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Elwood Higgs, who rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns.
Cypress Bay didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Santi Paz and Ronald Thomas.
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.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Stranahan's offense. The matchup between them and Fort Lauderdale 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.
Cypress Bay now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Stranahan, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
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