The Cypress Lake Panthers will venture away from home to square off against the Naples Golden Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Cypress Lake is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest defeat since November 21, 2024 on Tuesday. They had to suffer through a 77-35 loss at the hands of Port Charlotte. 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 664th, while the Pirates are ranked 100th).
Meanwhile, Naples suffered their closest loss since December 28, 2023 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Fort Myers by a score of 69-66.
This is the second loss in a row for Cypress Lake and nudges their season record down to 7-12. As for Naples, they now have a losing record at 9-10.
Cypress Lake came up short against Naples in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, falling 83-73. Can Cypress Lake avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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