Cypress fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Canyon on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Canyon Comanches by a score of 63-61. While losing is never fun, the Centurions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 148th, while the Comanches are ranked 26th).
Brandon Benjamin continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Canyon, dropping a double-double on 27 points and 14 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Benjamin has scored at least a third of Canyon's points. Rami Awad was another key player, putting up nine points and six rebounds.
Cypress has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-8 record this season. As for Canyon, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-4.
Cypress will take on Crean Lutheran at 7:00 p.m. on January 14th. As for Canyon, they will welcome La Habra at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. La Habra will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Canyon surely won't give up without a fight.
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