On Thursday, the Cypress Bay Lightning beat the Hallandale Chargers 37-30. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lightning.
Jake Balanovich continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 170 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, while also throwing for 239 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. 201 of Balanovich's passing yards were hauled in by Santi Paz, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Cypress Bay was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 294 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Cypress Bay didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Paz and Ronald Thomas.
Despite the defeat, Hallandale saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Korde Hinch threw for 126 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 75 yards.
Cypress Bay has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 37.0 points per game. As for Hallandale, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season.
Cypress Bay didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 30-28 victory against Stranahan on the 6th. Hallandale does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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