The Cypress Bay Lightning will take on the Plantation Colonels in a tournament on Saturday. Cypress Bay is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak.
Last Thursday, Cypress Bay was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 52-51 to Western. While losing is never fun, the Lightning can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 123rd, while the Wildcats are ranked 25th).
Meanwhile, Plantation earned a 72-60 win over Stoneman Douglas on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Colonels.
Plantation's win came from a few key players Cypress Bay will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jabari Washington, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 13 boards. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 8.1 rebounds per game. Another player making a difference was Chris Exis, who posted 19 points along with seven boards and three steals.
Plantation smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in four consecutive games.
Plantation is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.6 points per game. As for Cypress Bay, their loss dropped their record down to 10-8.
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