Western and Cypress Bay squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Western had to settle for second. They took a 51-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cypress Bay Lightning. The game marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Cypress Bay's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Cristian Rios, who posted ten points. The dominant performance also gave Rios a new career-high in blocks (two). Another player making a difference was Chris Leone, who went 6 for 13 en route to 14 points and five assists.
Western's defeat dropped their record down to 18-7. As for Cypress Bay, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 16-9 record this season.
While Western had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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