Recap: Tampa Prep Terrapins vs. Cypress Creek Coyotes
In what's become a running theme this season, the Tampa Prep Terrapins gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They took their matchup on the road with ease, bagging a 60-25 win over Cypress Creek. The win was nothing new for Tampa Prep as they're now sitting on five straight.
Tampa Prep was led to victory by J'London Bivens and Chandler White Brooks. Bivens dropped a double-double on 13 points and 11 rebounds, while White Brooks scored 20 points along with two steals. Bivens hasn't dropped below two steals for five straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Jackson, who scored seven points along with three blocks.
Cypress Creek's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Jordan Constantine, who scored seven points, and Dalfonso Burney who scored three points along with two steals and two blocks. It was the first time this season that Burney posted two or more blocks.
Cypress Creek struggled to work together and finished the game with only four assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Tampa Prep racked up 17 assists.
Tampa Prep's win bumped their record up to 18-2. As for Cypress Creek, they have not been sharp recently as the team's lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-10 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Tampa Prep will take on the Pirates at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Pasco will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings (they are ranked 648th, while the Terrapins are ranked 111th). As for Cypress Creek, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against the Falcons at 7:30 p.m. Hopefully Fivay focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up seven on Friday.
