Lely and American Heritage squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Lely had to settle for second. They took a blow against the American Heritage Patriots, falling 63-13. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 256th, while the Patriots are ranked seventh).
When it comes to explaining why Lely lost, don't look at Fara Louissaint. Despite the final result, she posted ten points.
This is the second loss in a row for Lely and nudges their season record down to 14-14. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 19-6 Aubrey Rogers (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 72.6% over those games). As for American Heritage, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season.
Lely does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for American Heritage, they will square off against Aubrey Rogers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Aubrey Rogers sitting on three straight victories and American Heritage on five.
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