Cypress Lake is 0-4 against Fort Myers since January of 2015 but things could change on Thursday. The Cypress Lake Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Fort Myers Green Wave at 7:30 p.m. Cypress Lake has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Cypress Lake is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a blow against Oasis on Tuesday, falling 57-26. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 514th, while the Sharks are ranked 233rd).
Meanwhile, Fort Myers was beaten by Gateway 58-17 on Tuesday. The contest marked the Green Wave's lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Despite the loss, Fort Myers saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Juliya Smith posted five points along with eight boards and three blocks. Smith is crushing it when it comes to boards: she's pulled down at least eight every time she's taken the court this season.
Fort Myers has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-3 record this season. As for Cypress Lake, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Cypress Lake took a serious blow against Fort Myers in their previous matchup back in January of 2022, falling 76-11. Can Cypress Lake avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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