Basketball Recap: Blanche Ely Snags Seventh Win in Last Nine Games

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

12/17/24 @ Boyd Anderson	74
11/18/24 vs Archbishop McCarthy	48
11/21/24 @ South Broward	44
12/10/24 vs Pembroke Pines Charter	41
12/05/24 @ South Plantation	37

There's no place like home for Blanche Ely, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Monday. Everything went their way against the Cypress Bay Lightning on Wednesday as the Blanche Ely Tigers made off with a 44-23 win. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matchups by 21 points or more this season.

Blanche Ely's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Aniyah Gooden, who went 6 for 10 en route to 21 points along with five boards and five steals. Another player making a difference was Trezure Reese, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 12 rebounds.

Blanche Ely smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cypress Bay only pulled down ten offensive rebounds.

When it comes to explaining why Cypress Bay lost, don't look at Danielle Oz. Despite the final result, she went 5 of 12 on her way to 13 points and seven boards.

Blanche Ely has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.3 points per game. As for Cypress Bay, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 11-3.

Blanche Ely didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 51-32 defeat against Westminster Academy on the 10th. As for Cypress Bay, they will be playing at home against Western at 6:00 p.m. on January 16th. Cypress Bay is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.6 points per game this season.