The Leesburg Yellow Jackets will face off against the Lecanto Panthers on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Leesburg is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They blew past Springstead 77-31. That 46 point margin sets a new team best for the Yellow Jackets this season.
Meanwhile, Lecanto had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33.6 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Wednesday. They strolled past the Knights with points to spare, taking the game 65-51.
Leesburg has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.1 points per game. As for Lecanto, they pushed their record up to 24-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Leesburg came up short against Lecanto when the teams last played back in January, falling 51-42. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lecanto's Braylen Moore, who went 11 for 21 en route to 27 points in addition to six boards and three steals. Now that Leesburg knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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