Basketball Recap: Cypress Takes a Loss

Cypress lost against Sonora back in December of 2015 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Cypress Centurions took a 48-37 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Sonora Raiders. While losing is never fun, the Centurions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 374th, while the Raiders are ranked 170th).

Despite the loss, Cypress saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Sophia Cunha dropped a double-double on ten points and 13 rebounds. Kailey Tilson was another key player, putting up seven points.

Centurions

Previous 2 Games

01/14/25 @ Sonora	37-48
01/07/25 vs Yorba Linda	48-61

Even though they lost, Cypress smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 19 consecutive games.

Cypress' defeat dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Sonora, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Cypress has already played their next contest (against Villa Park), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Sonora has also has no score uploaded for their next game, this one against Yorba Linda.