Cypress Woods hasn't had much luck against Cypress Ranch recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. That game will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Darien Rogers and Braden Baker.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Cypress Woods and Cypress Springs, and Cypress Springs kept the tradition alive. The Wildcats fell 21-13 to the Panthers on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 387th, while the Panthers are ranked 184th).
Meanwhile, Cypress Ranch came tearing into Saturday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.3 points), and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 21-14 win over the Spartans.
Cypress Ranch found their leader in sophomore Khristian White, who rushed for 135 yards and a pair of scores. Those 135 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for White.
Cypress Ranch's defense made their presence known, laying out Jimmy Alarcon four times. In that department, Calvin Thomas was the leader with two sacks. He is on a roll when it comes to sacks, as he's now posted at least one in each of the last three games he's played.
Cypress Woods now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Cypress Ranch, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
Cypress Woods might still be hurting after the 34-14 defeat they got from Cypress Ranch when the teams last played back in October of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Mustangs' Peyton Thomas, who rushed for 86 yards and two touchdowns. Now that the Wildcats know 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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