Basketball Preview: Spring Lions vs. Cypress Ranch Mustangs
Spring and Cypress Ranch are an even 3-3 against one another since November of 2016, but not for long. The Spring Lions are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Cypress Ranch Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Spring is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53 points per game this season.
It was a proper cat-fight when Spring took on O'Connor on Saturday. Spring fell to O'Connor 62-57. The defeat continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost three in a row.
Despite the loss, Spring got top-tier performance from Jaylan Tran, who went 10 for 16 en route to 28 points plus two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Tadarius Wade, who went 5 for 7 en route to 12 points plus two steals.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Cypress Ranch beat Cypress Creek 62-57 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mustangs.
Cypress Ranch now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Spring, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Spring came out on top in a nail-biter against Cypress Ranch in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, sneaking past 54-52. The rematch might be a little tougher for Spring since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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