Cypress Lakes is 2-8 against Cypress Springs since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Cypress Lakes Spartans will venture away from home to face off against the Cypress Springs Panthers at 1:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Cypress Lakes will bounce into Saturday's game after beating Langham Creek, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Cypress Lakes slipped by Langham Creek 35-34 last Friday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Spartans as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Jimmy Alarcon and Landon Bridges were among the main playmakers for Cypress Lakes as the former threw for 281 yards and four touchdowns and the latter gained 125 total yards and two touchdowns. Theodis Fields also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Meanwhile, Cypress Springs earned a 45-38 win over Waller last Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
A big part of Cypress Springs' victory came down to the chemistry between Jared Hagger and his top target Paris Melvin Jr. Hagger rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries while Melvin Jr gained 190 total yards and three touchdowns. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 68 yards.
Cypress Springs was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 314 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 151 rushing yards in nine consecutive matchups.
Cypress Lakes' win bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Cypress Springs, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
Saturday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Cypress Lakes has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 152.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Cypress Springs struggles in that department as they've been averaging 213.9. It's looking like Saturday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Cypress Lakes lost to Cypress Springs on the road by a decisive 28-9 margin when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Cypress Lakes avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
