The Lecanto Panthers will challenge the Leesburg Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lecanto is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They snuck past Auburndale with a 48-43 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
Meanwhile, Leesburg came tearing into Monday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21 points), and they left with even more momentum. They came within six points of losing the streak, but they secured a 60-54 W against the Wildcats. Given the Yellow Jackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 48th, while the Wildcats are ranked 150th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lecanto's win bumped their record up to 26-3. As for Leesburg, their victory bumped their record up to 16-7.
Lecanto came up short against Leesburg in their previous matchup last Friday, falling 57-46. Can Lecanto avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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