The Leesburg Yellow Jackets basketball squad (Leesburg, FL), was nudged 54-49 in Wednesday's league battle with the host Lecanto Panthers (Lecanto, FL)

With the victory, Lecanto advances its record to 12-2 on the year. The Panthers host Citrus (Inverness, FL) to meet the Hurricanes in a battle on Friday, January 10. The Hurricanes enter the battle with a record of 7-4. Citrus won 56-41 in their recent league battle against Central (Brooksville, FL)

The Yellow Jackets now own a 2-2 record. They put it on the line next when they host South Sumter for a non-league battle on Thursday, January 9.