The matchup between Cypress Lake and East Lee County on Friday hardly resembled the 12-3 effort from their previous meeting. The Cypress Lake Panthers and the East Lee County Jaguars were almost perfectly matched up, but the Cypress Lake Panthers suffered a 37-36 loss. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Several Panthers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Isaiah Livingstone, who rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
Lazaro Rogers continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for East Lee County, rushing for 176 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. Rogers' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his tenth straight game with at least 101 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Cypress Lake's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for East Lee County, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
Cypress Lake will head out to square off against Riverdale at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Riverdale knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Cypress Lake likes a good challenge. As for East Lee County, they are taking a road trip to take on Dunbar at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. East Lee County's defense has only allowed 14.2 points per game this season, so Dunbar's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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