The Cyprus Pirates will challenge the Murray Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Wednesday, Cyprus made easy work of Jordan and carried off an 84-60 victory. The Pirates pushed the score to 65-44 by the end of the third, a deficit the Beetdiggers had little chance of recovering from.
Cyprus had a senior duo take command as Beckham Bayles went 9-for-13 to rack up 28 points and five boards and Koli Fosita almost dropped a double-double with 17 points and nine assists. Gage Fredrickson was another key player, putting up six points.
Meanwhile, Murray was able to grind out a solid win over West on Wednesday, taking the game 66-56. The Spartans haven't had any issues with the Panthers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Murray's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Cyprus, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Cyprus ended up a good deal behind Murray in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, losing 75-59. Thankfully for the Pirates, Damani Wilkerson (who almost dropped a double-double with 24 points and nine rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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