Basketball Recap: East Lee County Takes a Loss

By Team Reports Nov 22, 2024, 8:27pm

Basketball Recap: East Lee County Jaguars vs. Clewiston Tigers

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East Lee County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat dating back to last season. They received a blow as they fell 55-41 to the Clewiston Tigers. The Jaguars lost against the Tigers in their previous head to head back in January, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 46-7 score last time.

Kalyn Johnson was nothing short of spectacular for Clewiston: she went 10 for 19 en route to 22 points plus two steals. Johnson has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Tyra Fields, who went 6 for 11 en route to 14 points plus seven rebounds and four steals.

East Lee County's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Clewiston, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. East Lee County is on the road again on Tuesday to play Gulf Coast at 7:00 p.m. As for Clewiston, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Glades Day at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

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