The Bridgeland Bears had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They put the hurt on Cypress Park with a sharp 55-30 victory on Saturday. Given Bridgeland's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 294th, while Cypress Park is ranked 921st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bridgeland to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ibifaa Azogu, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds. Azogu has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last five times she's played. Another player making a difference was June Griffin, who scored 16 points along with five steals.
Several Tigers players turned in solid performances, despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Deliyah El Amin, who scored seven points along with five rebounds. Andrea Plancarte was another key contributor, scoring three points along with eight steals.
Bridgeland's victory bumped their record up to 16-13. As for Cypress Park, their defeat was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-18.
Bridgeland will head out on the road to face off against Cypress Falls at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Cypress Falls focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 22 on Saturday. As for Cypress Park, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Cypress Ranch at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Cypress Ranch focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 27 on Saturday.
