The Cypress Bay Lightning will face off against the Western Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Cypress Bay is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They blew past Taravella, posting a 64-7 win. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Lightning considering their 20-point performance the game before.
Meanwhile, Western hadn't done well against Piper recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Everything went Western's way against Piper as Western made off with a 47-27 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
Western has also been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 24.1 points per game. As for Cypress Bay, their win bumped their record up to 17-5.
Cypress Bay didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Western in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 50-44 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Western's Maddison Manragh, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten boards. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Cypress Bay still be able to contain Manragh? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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