The Cypress Springs Panthers came tearing into Thursday's match with 12 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.1 points) and they left with even more momentum. They breezed by Nimitz on the road to the tune of 60-33. Considering Cypress Springs has won eight matchups by more than 22 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Leading Cypress Springs to victory were Jemini Mitchell and Ayla Mcdowell. Mitchell scored 18 points, while Mcdowell scored 20 points along with nine rebounds. The match was Mcdowell's 12th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Melanie Hodges, who scored four points along with six rebounds.
Cypress Springs' victory bumped their record up to 15-2. As for Nimitz, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-5.
Cypress Springs won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Fulshear at 9:30 a.m. on December 29th. Fulshear will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings (they are ranked 85th, while Cypress Springs is ranked 14th). Nimitz won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Porter at 8:00 a.m. on December 29th.
