Cypress Springs is 1-9 against Cypress Ranch since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Cypress Springs Panthers will venture away from home to face off against the Cypress Ranch Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Cypress Springs' defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Jersey Village 60-0 on the road. The Panthers' victory was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Cypress Springs found their leader in underclassman Jared Hagger, who threw for 163 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 passes, and also rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Hagger really tore up the turf during one magnificent 78-yard run. Paris Melvin Jr was another key player, rushing for 60 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries.
Meanwhile, everything went Cypress Ranch's way against Memorial on Saturday as Cypress Ranch made off with a 31-7 win. Given Cypress Ranch's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 271st, while Memorial is ranked 622nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Peyton Thomas went supernova for Cypress Ranch, rushing for 130 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, while also picking up 37 receiving yards. That's the most rushing yards Thomas has posted since back in September of 2023.
Cypress Ranch was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 207 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 175 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Cypress Springs' record now sits at 3-0. As for Cypress Ranch, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Cypress Springs didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Cypress Ranch when the teams last played back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 35-31 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cypress Springs since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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