The Cypress Park Tigers will be taking part in a tournament against the Waxahachie Indians at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
On Monday, Cypress Park lost to Fort Bend Clements at home by a 55-37 margin.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Waxahachie's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They took a 63-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of Midlothian.
Cypress Park will need to focus on slowing down Fyllip Johnson, one of several Waxahachie players who made an impact when they last played. He shot 54% from the field to rack up 16 points. Johnson is on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 54% in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Kaleb 'KJ' Jones, who went 6-for-9 on his way to 14 points.
Waxahachie's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Cypress Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.
Cypress Park might still be hurting after the 65-44 loss they got from Waxahachie in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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