Lemon Bay lost against LaBelle two weeks ago and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Lemon Bay Manta Rays took a 56-48 hit to the loss column at the hands of the LaBelle Cowboys/Cowgirls. The Manta Rays have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
| 01/24/25 @ LaBelle | 10 |
| 01/18/25 vs North Fort Myers | 8 |
| 11/21/24 vs Imagine School at North Port | 8 |
| 11/19/24 @ Ida Baker | 7 |
| 12/23/23 vs Imagine School at North Port | 6 |
Lemon Bay lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Adam Schwartz, who posted ten points. Those ten points gave Schwartz a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Elias Gambrell, who scored ten points and six boards.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead LaBelle to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jerrahd Williams, who put up 17 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. Williams is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed three or more in the last four games he's played. Arrie Davis Jr. was another key player, going 5 of 9 on his way to 14 points in addition to five assists and five boards.
Lemon Bay's defeat dropped their record down to 7-12. As for LaBelle, they pushed their record up to 16-5 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home.
Lemon Bay wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 61-46 loss against Venice on the 28th. LaBelle has also already played their next game, a 63-26 victory against Lake Placid on the 28th.
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