This season hasn't been kind to the Zephyrhills Christian Academy Warriors, who are still winless after their fourth contest. They fell to Cypress Creek 50-46. The match was a 27-27 toss-up at halftime, but Zephyrhills Christian Academy was outscored by Cypress Creek in the second.
When it comes to explaining why Zephyrhills Christian Academy lost on Tuesday, one person who can't be blamed is Rogers Jones. Despite the final result, he scored 22 points along with 5 rebounds. Jones scored a full 47.8% of Zephyrhills Christian Academy's points, the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Xavier Perez was another key contributor, scoring 8 points along with 5 rebounds.
Cypress Creek was led to victory by River Randall and Ryan Eaton. Randall scored 11 points along with 6 rebounds and 5 steals, while Eaton dropped a double-double on 10 points and 11 rebounds. Eaton has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Manuel Castro, who scored 11 points along with 6 rebounds.
Zephyrhills Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Cypress Creek, they pushed their record up to 1-4 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Zephyrhills Christian Academy will take on Patel at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Cypress Creek won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Land O' Lakes at 7:30 p.m. on December 6th. Land O' Lakes is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
