The Cypress Lake Panthers and the Naples Golden Eagles will face off at 7:30 p.m. on January 22nd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Cypress Lake's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their third straight loss. They fell to Riverdale 67-63. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Cypress Lake's loss came about despite a quality game from Giordan Easely, who scored 27 points along with five assists and three steals. That was a full 42.9% of Cypress Lake's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Reed, who scored 11 points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Naples came up short against Barron Collier on Thursday and fell 58-45. Naples has struggled against Barron Collier recently, as their contest on Thursday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Cypress Lake has been struggling recently, as they've lost seven of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-9 record this season. As for Naples, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 8-11.
Cypress Lake was dealt a bruising 93-56 defeat at the hands of Naples in their previous matchup back in January of 2023. Will Cypress Lake have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
