Cypress Bay is 0-10 against Western since September of 2016 but things could change on Friday. The Lightning will be playing at home against the Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Cypress Bay is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed past Taravella to the tune of 47-7 on Friday. The victory continues a trend for the Lightning in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now won five in a row.

Jayden Mendez
10/10/25 vs Taravella | 160 |
09/26/25 vs Goleman | 60 |
10/25/24 vs Cooper City | 57 |
09/12/25 vs McArthur | 33 |
10/14/24 vs Taravella | 10 |
A big part of Cypress Bay's win came down to the chemistry between Logan P and his top target Jayden Mendez. P threw for 247 yards and five TDs while picking up 11.2 yards per attempt while Mendez picked up 160 receiving yards and four scores. Those 160 receiving yards gave Mendez a new career-high. A healthy portion of P's aerial production (85 yards to be exact) also went to Hunter Cullen.
Cypress Bay didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. Cullen and Lorenzo Lopez were the leaders of the group effort as each produced two apiece.
Meanwhile, Western earned a 14-7 victory over Goleman on Friday.
The win was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 2-5. As for Cypress Bay, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Cypress Bay was dealt a bruising 46-0 loss at the hands of Western in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. Will the Lightning have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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