The Cypress Creek Coyotes and the Norwayne Bobcats will round out the year against one another at at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Cypress Creek comes in on three and Norwayne on five.
Cypress Creek is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against River Ridge by a score of 83-73 on Wednesday.
Caleb Edmonds
| 12/18/24 vs River Ridge | 31 |
| 12/10/24 @ Berkeley Prep | 21 |
| 12/13/23 vs Zephyrhills | 17 |
| 01/31/24 @ Weeki Wachee | 17 |
| 02/06/24 vs Pasco | 15 |
Cypress Creek's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Caleb Edmonds led the charge by going 10 of 15 en route to 31 points along with six rebounds and three steals. Those 31 points gave Edmonds a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Manuel Castro, who went 6 of 9 on his way to 16 points along with eight assists and six boards.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Norwayne on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Dalton out of the water with a 57-30 final score. The 57-point effort marked the Bobcats' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Norwayne's win came from a few key players Cypress Creek will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Braden West, who posted 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Parker Metsker, who put up six points in addition to 11 assists, eight steals, and seven boards.
Norwayne smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
Norwayne pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their third straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30.7 points. As for Cypress Creek, their victory bumped their record up to 6-4.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Cypress Creek has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 28.5 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Norwayne struggles in that department as they've been averaging 27.2 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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