The Cypress Centurions will head out to challenge the Western Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cypress has given up an average of 26.1 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Cypress is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight games on Friday. They were outmatched by Capistrano Valley and fell 42-0. While losing is never fun, the Centurions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 227th, while the Cougars are ranked 66th).
Meanwhile, Western came up short against El Modena on Friday and fell 28-21. The Pioneers haven't had much luck with the Vanguards recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Cypress will have to contain Skylar Lendsey as he made an impact in Western's last game. He rushed for 115 yards on only eight carries, and also picked up 31 receiving yards. Western is 3-1 when Lendsey posts 80 or more rushing yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
While Western came up short, they sure didn't make it easy for El Modena: they limited their QB to completion percentage of just 40%. That dominant aerial defense primarily came from four players: Ose Enosegbe, Ayden Payne, Tywon Nesby, and Rufus Dogbah, who each logged one passes deflected. Western wasn't nearly as limited: they posted one of 55%.
Western didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Donavan Davis and Payne.
Cypress now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Western, their record is now 4-3.
Cypress came up short against Western in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, falling 28-22. Can the Centurions avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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