The Cypress Creek Coyotes will stay at home for another week and welcome the River Ridge Royal Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Cypress Creek had to suffer through a 51-12 loss at the hands of Mitchell. While losing is never fun, the Coyotes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 311th, while the Mustangs are ranked 105th).
Cypress Creek might have lost, but man, Shaan Patel was a machine: he rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 40 receiving yards and a touchdown. Patel got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible 85 yards.
Meanwhile, River Ridge put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They secured a 21-15 W over Fivay.
Matt Barton was a one-man wrecking crew for River Ridge as he picked up 91 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown.
River Ridge wouldn't let Fivay keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. River Ridge can thank Nicolas Rauckhorst and Jackson Wainwright for forcing both of them. Rauckhorst is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Cypress Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for River Ridge, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
Cypress Creek strolled past River Ridge in their previous matchup back in November of 2023 by a score of 31-17. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Barton, who rushed for 142 yards while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Cypress Creek still be able to contain Barton? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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