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The Cypress Bay Lightning will square off against the Taravella Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cypress Bay will be strutting in after a victory while Taravella will be coming in after a loss.
On Friday, Cypress Bay strolled past Coral Springs with points to spare, taking the game 21-6. The Lightning haven't had any issues with the Colts recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
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On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Cypress Bay's defense and their three sacks. Mateus Lucena was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself. Cypress Bay is 2-1 when Lucena posts one or more sacks, but 1-2 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Taravella was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were beaten by Coral Springs Charter 48-18.
Cypress Bay will need to focus on slowing down Chris McDonald, one of several Taravella players who made an impact when they last played. He picked up 96 receiving yards and one touchdown. The team also got some help courtesy of Eddie James Jr., who picked up 89 receiving yards and one TD.
The victory got Cypress Bay back to even at 3-3. As for Taravella, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Everything came up roses for Cypress Bay against Taravella in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as the squad secured a 65-0 win. Do the Lightning have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Trojans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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