Cypress Creek lost against Wiregrass Ranch back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Cypress Creek Coyotes came up short against the Wiregrass Ranch Bulls, falling 87-62. While losing is never fun, the Coyotes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 344th, while the Bulls are ranked 42nd).
Jalen Medina
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Several Coyotes players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jalen Medina, who posted eight points along with eight rebounds and three blocks. Those three blocks gave Medina a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Pineo, who had 12 points.
Wiregrass Ranch got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kj Smith out in front who went 7 of 16 on his way to 23 points in addition to seven rebounds and six assists. Smith's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Donovan Gaines, who went 9 of 13 en route to 20 points and eight rebounds.
Cypress Creek dropped their record down to 3-2 with the defeat, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Wiregrass Ranch, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 4-1.
Cypress Creek wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 61-48 loss against Carrollwood Day on the 7th. As for Wiregrass Ranch, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 64-60 win against Jesuit on the 6th.
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