After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Naples, Cypress Lake was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They strolled past the South Fort Myers Wolfpack with points to spare, taking the game 54-40. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Panthers also won the last time the pair played back in December of 2023.
Cypress Lake found their leader in sophomore Joe Banks, who posted 23 points and four steals. Jakob Satterly was another key player, putting up nine points.
Defeat or not, South Fort Myers got some senior leadership from Ja?Mahdi Ward and Wildelson Thermidor. Ward dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds, while Thermidor dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 boards. The match was Ward's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Derek Candido, who scored three points.
With the win, Cypress Lake broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 8-13. As for South Fort Myers, their record is now 12-12.
Cypress Lake will venture away from home to face off against Island Coast at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Island Coast has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 201 points over their last three contests. South Fort Myers has already played their next game (against Community School of Naples), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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