Cypress Creek lost against Wesley Chapel back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Cypress Creek Coyotes came up short against the Wesley Chapel Wildcats, falling 84-59. While losing is never fun, the Coyotes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 388th, while the Wildcats are ranked 192nd).
Cypress Creek lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Manuel Castro, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine boards. Another player making a difference was Brady Pineo, who posted eight points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Wesley Chapel to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ethan Hicks, who went 6 of 14 on his way to 21 points and five rebounds. Hicks has been hot for a while, having posted 15 or more points the last 19 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Sian Morris, who went 6 of 14 on his way to 17 points in addition to eight assists and six boards.
Cypress Creek now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Wesley Chapel, their record now sits at 9-4.
Cypress Creek will face off against Alonso at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Wesley Chapel, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 69-52 victory against Land O' Lakes on the 10th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
