Cypress Creek has gone a perfect 6-0 against East River recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. Cypress Creek will face off against East River at 5:30 p.m. East River took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Cypress Creek, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, Cypress Creek got the win against Gateway by a conclusive 3-0. The victory continues a trend for the Bears in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now won three in a row.
One reason for the win was Cypress Creek's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-17, 25-14.
Kidiel Maldonado
| 03/25/25 @ Gateway | 24 |
| 03/11/25 @ Freedom | 27 |
| 03/06/25 vs Lake Buena Vista | 44 |
| 03/04/25 @ Colonial | 20 |
Cypress Creek's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Kidiel Maldonado, who had 24 assists, and Jessiel Perez, who had 11 assists and three aces. Maldonado is crushing it when it comes to assists: he's posted at least 20 every time he's taken the court this season.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when East River faced off against Edgewater on Tuesday. East River fell just short of Edgewater by a score of 3-2. While the Falcons didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Eagles 25-10 in the first set.
East River started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 10-25, 23-25, 25-22, 25-23, 18-16.
East River's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Cypress Creek, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Cypress Creek beat East River 2-0 in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Does Cypress Creek have another victory up their sleeve, or will East River turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
