The Nimitz Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cypress Lakes Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Nimitz focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 13 on Friday.
Nimitz is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Porter , sneaking past 42-39. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Cougars have posted since January 17th.
Nimitz's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Aniah Richard, who earned 11 points in addition to eight assists and three steals, and Ayana Walpool, who had eight points in addition to seven rebounds and seven steals. Richard has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Kira Hubbard was another key player, scoring six points along with five rebounds and two blocks.
Meanwhile, Cypress Lakes suffered their closest defeat since November 11, 2023 on Friday. They fell just short of Huntsville by a score of 37-34.
Nimitz came up short against Cypress Lakes when the teams last played back in November of 2018, falling 48-39. Will Nimitz have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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