There's no place like home for Cypress Bay, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They came out on top against the Cooper City Cowboys by a score of 46-33 on Friday. The Lightning have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Cowboys, too.
Leading Cypress Bay to victory were Jake Balanovich and Elwood Higgs. Balanovich rushed for 106 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, while Higgs rushed for 171 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. The dominant performance gave Balanovich a new career-high in rushing yards.
Cypress Bay was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 288 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Cypress Bay didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jayden Mendez and Micah Nichols. Nichols also made four total tackles, which is notable because Cypress Bay is 2-1 when he posts at least three total tackles, but 2-3 otherwise. Jason Jordan was another major factor on D, making ten total tackles and defending four passes.
Despite the loss, Cooper City still got an impressive performance from Nick Dyer, who threw for 343 yards and a touchdown, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground.
The win got Cypress Bay back to even at 4-4. As for Cooper City, they dropped their record down to 2-6 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Cypress Bay wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 37-30 victory against Hallandale on the 31st. Cooper City has also already played their next game, a 21-11 loss against Nova on the 28th.
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