Basketball Preview: Cypress Springs Panthers vs. Cypress Ranch Mustangs
The Cypress Springs Panthers are taking a road trip to square off against the Cypress Ranch Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cypress Springs knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past six matchups -- so hopefully Cypress Ranch likes a good challenge.
Cypress Springs will head into Saturday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 52-point they dealt Bartlett on Saturday. Cypress Springs simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Bartlett 74-22. Cypress Springs has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 20 points or more this season.
Cypress Springs can attribute much of their success to Jemini Mitchell, who went 12 for 21 en route to 33 points plus six steals and five assists, and Ayla Mcdowell, who almost dropped a double-double on 24 points and nine rebounds. The contest was Mcdowell's 12th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Melanie Hodges, who scored six points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Cypress Ranch entered their matchup against Fulshear on Monday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Cypress Ranch fell to Fulshear 28-22. The match marked the Mustangs' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Cypress Springs' win bumped their record up to 10-3. As for Cypress Ranch, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-4.
Cypress Springs strolled past Cypress Ranch in their previous matchup back in January by a score of 71-53. Does Cypress Springs have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cypress Ranch turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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