The matchup between Leesburg and Horizon on Thursday hardly resembled the 0-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Leesburg Yellow Jackets fell 62-53 to the Horizon Hawks. The Yellow Jackets were not able to make up for their loss to the Hawks from their previous meeting back in December of 2021.
Ariyana Hester
| 12/26/24 vs Horizon | 31 |
| 12/18/24 @ Apopka | 16 |
| 12/10/24 vs Lake Highland Prep | 19 |
When it comes to explaining why Leesburg lost, don't look at Ariyana Hester. Despite the final result, she posted 31 points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals. The match was Hester's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Aniya Hester, who had two points in addition to seven assists and five steals.
It was another big night for Zoe Corjay, who shot 6-for-11 from deep and almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine boards for Horizon. Corjay is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Amaya Mitchell, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine boards.
Leesburg now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Horizon, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-1.
Leesburg wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 58-36 victory against Andrew Jackson on the 27th. As for Horizon, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 61-56 defeat against Windermere Prep on the 27th.
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