After each having a week off, the Cypress Falls Eagles and the Memorial Mustangs will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Cypress Falls will head into Thursday's game ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played on September 6th but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed on September 12th was a bit more commanding. They lost 42-22 to Clear Falls. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 321st, while the Knights are ranked 137th).
Cypress Falls' loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Chase Ferrell, who picked up 89 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Gabriel Wilson, who rushed for 27 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Memorial was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat dating back to last season. They came up short against Cypress Ranch, falling 31-7.
Cypress Falls now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Friday's contest might be decided in the trenches. Cypress Falls has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 198.3 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Memorial, though, as they've been averaging only 81. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Cypress Falls beat Memorial 20-13 when the teams last played back in September of 2019. Does Cypress Falls have another victory up their sleeve, or will Memorial turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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