The Cypress Lakes Spartans are on the road again on Friday and plays the DeSoto Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on February 23rd. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
Cypress Lakes had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They walked away with a 73-65 win over Klein Oak on Monday.
Cypress Lakes relied on the efforts of Makennah Alexis, who scored 25 points along with eight rebounds and six steals, and Aniah Alexis, who dropped a double-double on 30 points and 13 rebounds. That makes it 28 consecutive games in which Alexis has scored at least a third of Cypress Lakes' points. Taliyah Applewhite was another key contributor, scoring five points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, DeSoto came tearing into Monday's match with 16 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 34.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against Cedar Hill by a score of 61-48. Given DeSoto's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked second, while Cedar Hill is ranked 26th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cypress Lakes has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 25-10 record this season. As for DeSoto, their win bumped their record up to 26-5.
Cypress Lakes was taken down by DeSoto 81-27 when the teams last played back in November of 2021. Can Cypress Lakes avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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