After two games on the road, Cypress Creek is heading back home. After each having a week off, they and the Stratford Spartans will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 59-7, which was the final score in Cypress Creek's tilt against Cypress Woods two weeks ago. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 721st, while the Wildcats are ranked 172nd).
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Stratford ultimately got the result they hoped for last Saturday. They secured a 44-38 W over Kingwood. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Spartans.
Stratford had a senior duo take command as Javier Denson rushed for 128 yards and three touchdowns and Aaron Deleon rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown. Denson showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 58 yards. Hunter Biehl also helped out with an impressive 83 receiving yards.
Stratford's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Parker Johnson and Johnathan Joseph. Johnson is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made eight or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Stratford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 214 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 214 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Cypress Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Stratford, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Cypress Creek took a serious blow against Stratford in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 67-22. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Deleon, who threw for 304 yards and five touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes, and also rushed for 42 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Cypress Creek knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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