Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Cypress Lakes walked away with it. They walked away with a 21-12 win over the Magnolia Bulldogs on Friday. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Spartans' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 548th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 63rd).
Theodis Fields continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 91 yards and one touchdown. Cj Lewis did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 100 receiving yards.
Cypress Lakes' run defense was locked in: Magnolia could only muster 1.7 yards per carry. The team can thank De' Shaun Butler for the heroic effort on defense: he. Sadly, that's becoming something of a trend for Cypress Lakes; they were averaging 5.6yards per carry per game earlier this season, but in their last three contests they've fallen to only 5 per game.
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Cypress Lakes didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Amiri Barnes and Nate Davis. Davis is becoming a predictor of Cypress Lakes' success: when he posts at least one interception the team is undefeated (and 2-5 when he doesn't).
Cypress Lakes now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Magnolia, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 9-2 record.
Coming up, Cypress Lakes will look to defend their home field on Friday against College Park at 7:00 p.m. The Spartans will need to watch out since the Cavaliers have now posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. Magnolia does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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