It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Bellaire can now relate to. They were outmatched by the Cypress Falls Eagles on the road and fell 59-7. The Cardinals lost against the Eagles in their previous head to head back in November of 2015, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 42-33 score last time.
Cypress Falls' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Liam Madkins led the charge by rushing for 67 yards and two touchdowns. Those 67 rushing yards gave Madkins a new career-high. Eric Manuel was another key rusher, rushing for 101 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
Bellaire is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-5. As for Cypress Falls, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-2.
Bellaire does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Cypress Falls has already played their next game, a 49-20 loss against Katy on the 22nd.
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