Langham Creek is 6-1 against Cypress Ridge since November of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Langham Creek Lobos will look to defend their home field against the Cypress Ridge Rams at 7:00 p.m. Langham Creek will be strutting in after a victory while Cypress Ridge will be coming in after a loss.
Last Thursday, everything went Langham Creek's way against Jersey Village as Langham Creek made off with a 40-16 win.
Daymond Ruiz had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 229 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 161 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Brett Dowty, who rushed for 86 yards on only nine carries.
Dowty wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Langham Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 334 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Jersey Village only rushed for 85.
One reason for the win was Langham Creek's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Ezekiel Ayangbile was especially locked on to Jersey Village's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 54-20, which was the final score in Cypress Ridge's tilt against Nimitz on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 716th, while the Cougars are ranked 220th).
Langham Creek's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Cypress Ridge, they dropped their record down to 1-1 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
Langham Creek took their win against Cypress Ridge in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 43-21. Does Langham Creek have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cypress Ridge turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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