The Duncanville Panthers and Pantherettes's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Cypress Springs Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on February 23rd. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Duncanville had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They blew past Lake Ridge, posting a 72-33 win on the road. Given Duncanville's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked first, while Lake Ridge is ranked 59th), the result on Monday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Duncanville's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Chloe Mann, who scored 22 points along with four steals. Mann is on a roll when it comes to points, as she's now scored 17 or more in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Laila Coleman, who scored 16 points along with five assists and three steals.
Meanwhile, Cypress Springs waltzed into their contest on Monday with 27 straight wins but they left with 28. They blew past Klein Collins 75-51.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Cypress Springs to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ayla Mcdowell, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds. Mcdowell has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last five times she's played. Jemini Mitchell was another key contributor, almost dropping a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds.
Duncanville is on a roll lately: they've won 21 of their last 22 games, which provided a nice bump to their 31-4 record this season. As for Cypress Springs, their victory bumped their record up to 30-2.
Fans should be in for an exciting game on Friday as the pair are among the highest scoring teams in the league right now. Duncanville hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 70.4 points per game. However, it's not like Cypress Springs struggles in that department as they've been averaging 66.4 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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