After each having a week off, the Cypress Falls Eagles and the Memorial Mustangs will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Cypress Falls will head into Thursday's matchup ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played on September 6th but unfortunately for them the loss they were handed two weeks ago was a bit more commanding. They lost 42-22 to Clear Falls. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 321st, while the Knights are ranked 137th).
Despite the defeat, Cypress Falls had strong showings from Chase Ferrell, who picked up 89 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Gabriel Wilson, who rushed for 27 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Memorial was not able to break out of their rough patch last Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss dating back to last season. They came up short against Cypress Ranch, falling 31-7.
Cypress Falls now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Memorial, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Friday's game might be decided in the trenches. Cypress Falls has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 198.3 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Memorial, though, as they've been averaging only 81. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Cypress Falls was able to grind out a solid win over Memorial in their previous matchup back in September of 2019, winning 20-13. Will Cypress Falls repeat their success, or does Memorial have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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