If Lely was riding high fresh off their 56-34 takedown of Donahue Catholic last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Lely Trojans fell to the Seacrest Country Day Stingrays 40-35. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 261st, while the Stingrays are ranked 42nd).
| 01/04/25 vs Seacrest Country Day | 3 |
| 01/03/25 vs Donahue Catholic | 4 |
| 01/02/25 @ Lehigh | 4 |
| 12/20/24 vs Seacrest Country Day | 4 |
| 12/13/24 vs Immokalee | 4 |
Lely's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Fara Louissaint, who went 6 for 15 on her way to 14 points and three steals. Louissaint is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in the last eight games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Zashlie Andris, who posted nine points and three steals.
Even though they lost, Lely smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in ten consecutive games.
Lely's loss dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Seacrest Country Day, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.
Lely wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 48-37 defeat against Gulf Coast on the 7th. Seacrest Country Day has also already played their next game, a 48-39 win against Canterbury on the 9th.
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