Lehigh has won 13 straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Cape Coral has won 13 straight on the road, but those streaks won’t matter much on Friday. The Lightning will take on the Seahawks in a tournament on Friday. One thing working in Lehigh’s favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 17 contests.
Lehigh picked up another tournament win on Wednesday. They enjoyed a cozy 77-61 victory over Mariner. Given the Lightning’s advantage in MaxPreps’ Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 81st, while the Tritons are ranked 370th) , the result wasn’t entirely unexpected.
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Deo Downs and Timothy Thurman were among the main playmakers for Lehigh as the former dropped a double-double with 22 points and 11 rebounds and the latter went 10-for-11 to rack up 20 points in addition to eight boards and four blocks. Thurman has also also been stellar as far as field goal percentage is concerned: he’s posted one of at least 45% every time he’s hit the court this season. Another player making a difference was Malachii Russ, who almost dropped a double-double with 13 points and nine rebounds.
Meanwhile, Cape Coral was fully in charge on Wednesday, breezing past Dunbar 86-55. The Seahawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 20 points or more this season.
Cape Coral’s win bumped their record up to 16-3. As for Lehigh, their victory bumped their record up to 17-1.
Lehigh strolled past Cape Coral in their previous meeting back in January of 2021 by a score of 79-65. Do the Lightning have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Seahawks turn the tables on them? We’ll have the answer soon enough.
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