Basketball Game Preview: Dr. Phillips Panthers vs. Leesburg Yellow Jackets

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Previous 3 Games

01/28/23 - Away	57-53 W
12/28/19 - Neutral	55-34 W
11/26/16 - Neutral	69-58 W

Dr. Phillips is 3-0 against Leesburg since November of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. Both will face off at 7:30 p.m. without much rest having both just played. Dr. Phillips has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with five straight losses, while Leesburg will come in with four straight wins.

Dr. Phillips is headed into the game having just suffered their closest defeat since December 12, 2023 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Ocoee by a score of 66-63.

Meanwhile, Leesburg didn't have too much trouble with Hope Academy on Tuesday as they won 65-49. Given the Yellow Jackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 101st, while the Trojan Tigers are ranked 206th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Leesburg's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-6. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.5 points per game. As for Dr. Phillips, they now have a losing record at 9-10.

Dr. Phillips didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Leesburg in their previous matchup back in January of 2023, but they still walked away with a 57-53 win. Will Dr. Phillips repeat their success, or does Leesburg have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.