On Tuesday, the Lely Trojans humbled the East Lee County Jaguars with a 73-42 victory. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 261st, while the Jaguars are ranked 532nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
01/21/25 vs East Lee County | 13 |
12/20/24 vs Seacrest Country Day | 8 |
11/21/24 vs Cypress Lake | 6 |
11/30/24 vs Palmetto Ridge | 6 |
12/05/24 vs Aubrey Rogers | 6 |
Lely's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Zashlie Andris led the charge by dropping a double-double on 16 points and 13 steals. Those 13 steals gave Andris a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Amelia Sanchez, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds.
Lely was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Lely's win bumped their record up to 10-11. As for East Lee County, they have also traveled a rocky road recently having lost 12 of their last 15 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-16 record this season.
Lely didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 52-23 victory against Golden Gate on the 23rd. East Lee County has also already played their next match, a 76-16 loss against Gateway on the 23rd.
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