After flying high against Immokalee last Tuesday, East Lee County came back down to earth. The East Lee County Jaguars were beaten by the Gateway Charter Griffins 78-40 on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 532nd, while the Griffins are ranked 176th).
Ellie Morin was a one-woman wrecking crew for Gateway Charter as she dropped a double-double on 27 points and 12 boards. That's the most rebounds Morin has posted since back in February of 2024. Kiari Church was another key player, going 6 for 7 en route to 12 points.
East Lee County has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-18 record this season. As for Gateway Charter, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 13-8.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. East Lee County has already played their next matchup (against Immokalee), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Gateway Charter will take on Oasis on Thursday. Gateway Charter knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Oasis likes a good challenge.
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