It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact New Smyrna Beach can now relate to. The contest between them and the Lecanto Panthers didn't end well, with the New Smyrna Beach Barracudas falling 64-46. While losing is never fun, the Barracudas can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 200th, while the Panthers are ranked 99th).
Leading Lecanto to victory were Braylen Moore and JT Tipton. Moore went 8-for-17 to rack up 25 points, while Tipton went 5-for-11 en route to 18 points. Thanks to that strong game, Tipton now owns an excellent 40.3% three-point shooting accuracy. Another player making a difference was Josh Patrick, who posted seven points along with seven rebounds and six assists.
New Smyrna Beach's loss dropped their record down to 20-8. As for Lecanto, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-3 record this season.
New Smyrna Beach does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lecanto, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 48-43 win against Auburndale on the 17th.
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