Florida High School Basketball - Lemon Bay edges First Baptist Academy
January 4, 2024: Englewood, FL 34224 The Lemon Bay Manta Rays (Englewood, FL) basketball nipped the visiting First Baptist Academy Lions (Naples, FL), 47-45 in Thursday's non-league test.
The Manta Rays (6-7) will now prepare for their test against Lakewood Ranch (Bradenton, FL). The Mustangs go into the non-league test with a 5-4 record. In their last test, Lakewood Ranch got by Carrollwood Day (Tampa, FL), 52-51, in a non-league test.
The Lions now own a 4-8 record. They play next when they travel to Palmetto Ridge for a non-league test on Monday, January 8. First Baptist Academy will encounter a Bears squad coming off a 65-35 non-league loss to Barron Collier (Naples, FL). The Bears record now stands at 6-6.