The Cypress Bay Lightning will head out to square off against the Goleman Gators at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Cypress Bay's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed two weeks ago. They were the clear victor by a 21-0 margin over McArthur.
Cypress Bay can attribute much of their success to Jake Balanovich, who rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 134 yards on 13 of 21 attempts. A healthy portion of that aerial production (110 yards to be exact) went to Santi Paz.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Goleman on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Hialeah Gardens out of the water with a 41-6 final score. That looming 41-6 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Gators yet this season.
Goleman's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Kyjuan Taylor Jr, who rushed for 65 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and Kingston Rust, who threw for 198 yards and a touchdown on only 18 passes. The dominant performance gave Taylor Jr a new career-high in rushing yards.
Cypress Bay now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Goleman, their win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-1.
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