The Cypress Bay Lightning are taking a road trip to challenge the Boyd Anderson Cobras at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Cypress Bay is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Pembroke Pines Charter on Wednesday. Cypress Bay took a 61-44 bruising from Pembroke Pines Charter. While losing is never fun, the Lightning can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 112th, while the Jaguars are ranked 26th).
Meanwhile, Boyd Anderson waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They took their game with ease, bagging a 64-26 win over the Hurricanes. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Cobras had established a 28 point advantage.
Cypress Bay better keep an eye on Theodore Richardson. He was instrumental in Boyd Anderson's win, going 5 of 9 on his way to 11 points in addition to five assists and three steals. Another player making a difference was Juawayne Walters, who posted seven points and seven assists.
Boyd Anderson pushed their record up to 13-7 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 33.8 points. As for Cypress Bay, their loss dropped their record down to 12-9.
Cypress Bay didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Boyd Anderson in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 47-43 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cypress Bay since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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