Western is 9-1 against Cypress Bay since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Western Wildcats will play host again on Friday to welcome the Cypress Bay Lightning, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Western is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Goleman on Monday as Western made off with a 31-6 victory. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Gators are ranked 141st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Cypress Bay got themselves on the board against Taravella on Monday, but Taravella never followed suit. They claimed a resounding 65-0 win over the Trojans at home. The match marked the Lightning's most dominant victory of the season.
Jake Balanovich was his usual excellent self, throwing for 190 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 passes, while also rushing for 32 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Santi Paz, who picked up 125 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Western has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 3-4 record this season. As for Cypress Bay, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Everything came up roses for Western against Cypress Bay when the teams last played back in November of 2023, as the squad secured a 51-0 victory. Does Western have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cypress Bay turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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