Two dominant in Chris Wilson and Kaleb Burns are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Bellaire Cardinals will take on the Cypress Falls Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Bellaire is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Lamar last Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Bellaire took a blow against Lamar, falling 42-14. The Cardinals were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-14.
Bellaire didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Bishop Jones and Jarvis Wright.
Meanwhile, Cypress Falls came tearing into Friday's match with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Rams as they made off with a 56-32 win. Considering the Eagles have won five contests by more than 22 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Eric Manuel had a dynamite game for Cypress Falls, rushing for 133 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 carries. The dominant performance gave Manuel a new career-high in rushing yards. Chase Ferrell was another key player, gaining 119 total yards and a touchdown.
Cypress Falls was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 350 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cypress Ridge only rushed for 68.
Cypress Falls' victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 44 points. As for Bellaire, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-4.
Bellaire came up short against Cypress Falls in their previous matchup back in November of 2015, falling 42-33. Can Bellaire avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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