Mayde Creek hasn't had much luck against Cinco Ranch recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Mayde Creek Rams will take on the Cinco Ranch Cougars at 6:30 p.m. Mayde Creek will be strutting in after a win while Cinco Ranch will be coming in after a defeat.
Mayde Creek took a loss when they played away from home on October 3rd, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They came out on top against Morton Ranch by a score of 22-14. That eight point margin sets a new team best for the Rams this season.
Mayde Creek got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Trey Williams out in front who rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 154 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Williams a new career-high in rushing yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (93 yards to be exact) went to Daylin Robinson.
Meanwhile, Cinco Ranch was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 50-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of Tompkins. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (31), the Cougars still had to take the loss.
Despite their defeat, Cinco Ranch saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Brayden Gonzalez, who rushed for 108 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, was perhaps the best of all. Gonzalez got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 60 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Scott Eckel, who picked up 150 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Mayde Creek moved to 4-3 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Cinco Ranch, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Mayde Creek took a serious blow against Cinco Ranch in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 35-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cinco Ranch's Tessiah Young, who rushed for 97 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. Now that Mayde Creek knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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