Cypress Lake is 0-6 against Lehigh since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Cypress Lake Panthers will be playing at home against the Lehigh Lightning at 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Cypress Lake struggled with threes two weeks ago (Palmetto had 11 more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Cypress Lake took a 79-62 bruising from Palmetto. While losing is never fun, Cypress Lake can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 309th, while Palmetto is ranked 131st).
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Giordan Easely and Santiago Henriquez. Henriquez had a great game and scored 23 points along with three steals. Meanwhile, Easely was balling out in the loss, scoring 24 points along with seven rebounds and five assists.
Meanwhile, Lehigh scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Friday. They took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 85-54 victory over Dunbar. Lehigh has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 21 points or more this season.
Cypress Lake has not been sharp recently, as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-7 record this season. As for Lehigh, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
Cypress Lake came up short against Lehigh in their previous matchup back in January of 2023, falling 53-49. Will Cypress Lake have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
