Basketball Game Preview: Cypress Lake Panthers vs. Cape Coral Seahawks

The Cypress Lake Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Cape Coral Seahawks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Cypress Lake has struggled recently with six losses in a row, while Cape Coral will arrive with seven straight victories.

Last Monday, Cypress Lake opened the new year with a less-than-successful 46-37 defeat to Fort Myers.

Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Cape Coral against Ida Baker on Thursday as the team secured a 72-41 win. The Seahawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matchups by 22 points or more this season.

Cypress Lake's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Cape Coral, they pushed their record up to 14-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.

Cypress Lake was dealt a bruising 69-36 defeat at the hands of Cape Coral in their previous meeting last Thursday. Can Cypress Lake avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.