Hyde Park have had a week off and are no doubt ready to get back on the field. Cypress Christian and Hyde Park go head to head on Friday at 7:00 PM in their first playoff match of the year. The MaxPreps state rankings favor Hyde Park, but they won't be able to rely on this superior ranking alone to carry them to victory.
After having lost a blowout in their game two weeks ago against Lutheran South Academy, Cypress Christian were happy to find some success last week. Cypress Christian managed a somewhat close 21-17 win over St. Joseph. Cypress Christian's success was spearheaded by the efforts of senior Christian Fleischhauer, who picked up 78 yards on the ground on 14 carries and snatched 1 receiving TD, and junior Drue Hirth, who accumulated 204 passing yards and punched in 1 rushing TD. Hirth has now scored at least one touchdown in the past nine games.
As for Hyde Park, they won against St. Michael's three weeks ago with 20 points, and they decided to stick to that point total again two weeks ago. Hyde Park secured a 20-14 W over Brentwood Christian. 20 seems to be a good number for Hyde Park as the team scooped up a victory with the same point total in their matchup three weeks ago against St. Michael's.
Their wins bumped Hyde Park to 6-3 and Cypress Christian to 7-3. In their win, Hyde Park relied heavily on senior Ben Ballard, who accumulated 197 passing yards and punched in 1 rushing TD. Cypress Christian will need to find a way to minimize his impact if they want to win.
Playoff bracket for these teams
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