After flying high against King last Friday, Leto came back down to earth. The Leto Falcons fell to the Wharton Wildcats 52-47. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 429th, while the Wildcats are ranked 130th).
Several Falcons players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Muhammed Perez, who went 7 of 12 en route to 17 points and three steals. Perez continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Damian Gobea, who went 6 for 8 on his way to 12 points and seven boards.
Leading Wharton to victory were Nick Womack and Sebastian Oliver. Womack posted nine points in addition to six assists and six rebounds, while Oliver went 5 of 10 to rack up 14 points. Those 14 points gave Oliver a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayson Montgomery, who scored eight points.
Leto has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-16 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.0 points over those games. As for Wharton, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season.
Leto wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 56-38 defeat against East Bay on the 28th. As for Wharton, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 40-39 victory against Newsome on the 28th.
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