After each having a week off, the Cypress Ranch Mustangs and the Cypress Park Tigers will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cypress Ranch's defense has only allowed 16.2 points per game this season, so Cypress Park's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Cypress Ranch's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Cypress Springs offense got past them. Cypress Ranch took a 31-16 bruising from Cypress Springs last Friday.
Cypress Ranch might have lost, but man, Peyton Thomas was a machine: he rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Thomas got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 75 yards.
Most of the squad's points came courtesy of special teams, who contributed ten in total. All came courtesy of Diego Alfaro: he went 3-for-3 kicking field goals for nine points, and 1-for-1 kicking extra points for an additional one.
Meanwhile, Cypress Park was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their 14th straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 40-14 to Cypress Lakes. One positive for the Tigers, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Despite the defeat, Cypress Park saw an underclassman step up: Jaharvey Johnson rushed for 88 yards, and also caught a touchdown. Those 88 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Johnson.
Cypress Ranch's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Cypress Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything came up roses for Cypress Ranch against Cypress Park when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 48-7 win. Does Cypress Ranch have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cypress Park turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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