It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Cypress Bay Lightning can now relate to. They fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 47-45. Cypress Bay's loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Cypress Bay lost on Saturday despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Julien Belle, who scored 11 points along with seven rebounds. Another player making a difference was Christian Leone, who scored 13 points along with five rebounds.
Cypress Bay's defeat dropped their record down to 16-10. As for Western, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season.
Cypress Bay will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Miami at 7:00 p.m. on February 15th. Miamipresents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Cypress Bay in Florida (Miami is ranked 44th, while Cypress Bay is ranked 129th). Western's road trip will continue as they head out to face Hialeah Gardens at 7:00 p.m. on February 15th. One thing working in Hialeah Gardens' favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last five matchups.
