The Cypress Lake Panthers just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Riverdale Raiders at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Cypress Lake and 20 for Riverdale dating back to last season.
Cypress Lake came up short against Island Coast on Thursday, falling 47-27.
Meanwhile, Riverdale played a tough matchup on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 53-14 loss at the hands of LaBelle. The Raiders were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 39-7.
Despite the loss, Riverdale saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Bonner Destiny posted two points along with five rebounds and five blocks. Those five blocks gave Destiny a new career-high.
Riverdale's defeat dropped their record down to 0-17. As for Cypress Lake, their loss dropped their record down to 1-18.
Cypress Lake strolled past Riverdale in their previous matchup on January 14th by a score of 42-27. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cypress Lake since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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