After flying high against Northbrook last Thursday, Cypress Ridge came back down to earth. The Cypress Ridge Rams took a 37-24 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Jersey Village Falcons on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for the Rams in their matchups with the Falcons: they've now lost five in a row.
Despite the loss, Cypress Ridge saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Chad Johnson threw for 149 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 49 yards. Kishon Munro also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Jersey Village's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jaden Perkins led the charge by rushing for 87 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. The dominant performance gave Perkins a new career-high in rushing yards. Devin Pickney was another key back, rushing for 111 yards and two touchdowns.
Cypress Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Jersey Village, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-5 record.
Cypress Ridge will challenge Stratford at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Stratford is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 46.6 points per game this season. As for Jersey Village, they will square off against Memorial at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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