Basketball Game Preview: Leesburg Yellow Jackets vs. Wesley Chapel Wildcats

By Team Reports Feb 15, 2025, 12:08am

Basketball Preview: Leesburg Yellow Jackets vs. Wesley Chapel Wildcats

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The Leesburg Yellow Jackets will square off against the Wesley Chapel Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Leesburg is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 70-47 margin over Fivay. Winning may never get old, but the Yellow Jackets sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.

Meanwhile, Wesley Chapel didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Vanguard on Wednesday, but they still walked away with a 72-68 win.

Leesburg better keep an eye on Ethan Hicks. He was instrumental in Wesley Chapel's win, going 11-for-23 to rack up 32 points and five steals. Hicks is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in each of the last five games he's played. Sian Morris was another key player, putting up 18 points and three steals.

Wesley Chapel is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.6 points over those games. As for Leesburg, their victory bumped their record up to 15-7.

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