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The Taravella Trojans will head out to square off against the Cypress Bay Lightning at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Taravella has given up an average of 40.5 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Taravella is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight games last Friday. They took a blow against Coral Springs Charter, falling 48-18.
Eddie James Jr.
| 08/28/25 vs Northeast | 175 |
| 09/15/25 @ Hollywood Hills | 113 |
| 09/26/25 @ Coral Springs Charter | 89 |
| 09/19/25 @ Western | 87 |
| 09/04/25 @ Pompano Beach | 67 |
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Chris McDonald, who picked up 96 receiving yards and one score. Taravella also got help from Eddie James Jr., who showed off his sure hands for 89 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Cypress Bay strolled past Coral Springs with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 21-6. The Lightning haven't had any issues with the Colts recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Cypress Bay's defense and their three sacks. Mateus Lucena was especially locked on to Coral Springs' QB and sacked him twice. Cypress Bay is 2-1 when Lucena posts one or more sacks, but 1-2 otherwise.
The win got Cypress Bay back to even at 3-3. As for Taravella, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Taravella was taken down by Cypress Bay 65-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. Thankfully for the Trojans, Jake Balanovich (who threw for 190 yards and three TDs on only 13 passes, and also rushed for 32 yards and one touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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