Florida High School Basketball - Leesburg thwarted by Hawthorne
January 5, 2019: Leesburg, FL 34748 The Leesburg Yellow Jackets basketball team (Leesburg, FL), was toppled 58-48 in Saturday's non-league battle with the visiting Hawthorne Hornets (Hawthorne, FL)
The Hornets now possess a 12-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Union County for a 1A District 6 battle on Thursday, January 10. Hawthorne will confront a Fightin' Tigers team coming off a 74-61 league loss to Hilliard (Hilliard, FL). The Fightin' Tigers record now stands at 3-12.
The Yellow Jackets (8-4) will now prepare for their battle against Poinciana (Kissimmee, FL). The Eagles come into the 6A District 13 battle with a 7-5 record. In their last battle, Poinciana beat Los Alamitos (Los Alamitos, CA), 70-63, in a non-league battle.