The Cypress Lake Panthers pushed their score all the way to 73 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 82-73 to Lehigh. Cypress Lake has struggled against Lehigh recently, as their match on Thursday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
When it comes to explaining why Cypress Lake lost, one person who can't be blamed is Giordan Easely. Despite the final result, he scored 26 points along with seven rebounds and five assists. Easely hasn't dropped below two steals for four straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacques Duversone, who scored 11 points.
Cypress Lake has been struggling recently, as they've lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-8 record this season. As for Lehigh, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Cypress Lake won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Riverdale at 7:30 p.m. on January 19th. One thing working in Riverdale's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four matches. Lehigh won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Estero at 7:30 p.m. on January 19th. Hopefully Estero focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up nine last Wednesday.
