Cypress Bay entered their tilt with Stranahan on Wednesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They had just enough and edged the Stranahan Mighty Dragons out 30-28.
Cypress Bay was led to victory by Elwood Higgs and Jake Balanovich. Higgs rushed for 178 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry, while Balanovich rushed for 163 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. Balanovich's longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Cypress Bay also got help from Santi Paz, who showed off his sure hands for 85 receiving yards.
Cypress Bay was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 341 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 159.8 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 239.
Cypress Bay's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-4. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 47.0 points per game. As for Stranahan, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-5.
As of now, neither Cypress Bay nor Stranahan have any future games scheduled.
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