Cypress Bay hasn't had much luck against Western recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Cypress Bay Lightning will challenge the Western Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Cypress Bay is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Monday as they easily beat Taravella 65-0 at home. The result was nothing new for the Lightning, who have now won three matches by 21 points or more so far this season.
Jake Balanovich was his usual excellent self, throwing for 190 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 passes, while also rushing for 32 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Santi Paz, who picked up 125 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Western posted their biggest win since November 9, 2023 on Monday. They blew past Goleman 31-6. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Gators are ranked 141st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The victory got Cypress Bay back to even at 3-3. As for Western, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-4.
Cypress Bay was taken down by Western 51-0 when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Can Cypress Bay avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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