Citrus was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They were beaten by the Lecanto Panthers 95-40. While losing is never fun, the Hurricanes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 713th, while the Panthers are ranked 93rd).
When it comes to explaining why Citrus lost, don't look at Landon Hensley. Despite the final result, he posted 17 points.
Leading Lecanto to victory were JT Tipton and Braylen Moore. Tipton went 8 of 16 en route to 24 points along with seven assists and seven steals, while Moore went 8 for 18 on his way to 18 points in addition to eight steals and five boards. Those seven steals gave Tipton a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Patrick, who put up eight points along with 12 boards and six assists.
Citrus' defeat dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Lecanto, they pushed their record up to 13-1 with the victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season.
Citrus will venture away from home to face off against Nature Coast Tech at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Lecanto, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 61-59 win against Altamonte Christian on the 11th.
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