The Columbia Tigers had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They had just enough and edged Lecanto out 61-58. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
It was another big night for Marlin Haywood, who scored 17 points along with six assists. He is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three games straight. Another player making a difference was Justice Kelly, who scored nine points along with six rebounds.
Columbia's victory bumped their record up to 13-9. As for Lecanto, their loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-5.
Columbia and Suwannee will face off at 7:30 p.m. on January 30th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Suwannee will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive. As for Lecanto, Lecanto and Citrus will face off at 7:30 p.m. on January 30th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Citrus will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings (they are ranked 650th, while Lecanto is ranked 201st).
