A feisty cat fight will be fought when the East Lee County Jaguars take on the Clewiston Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday... Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with eight consecutive losses for East Lee County and seven for Clewiston.
East Lee County saw some tournament action on Saturday. They fell just short of Stone Ridge Christian by a score of 59-56.
| 01/04/25 vs Stone Ridge Christian | 8 |
| 01/03/25 vs Estero | 13 |
| 01/02/25 vs Southwest Florida Christian | 8 |
| 12/13/24 vs Lehigh | 9 |
Despite the loss, East Lee County got top-tier performance from Gage Chin, who went 7 for 14 on his way to 14 points in addition to eight boards and six steals. Chin is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Joel Delgado, who posted 12 points and six rebounds.
Even though they lost, East Lee County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. This was only their ninth loss (out of 11 games) when they hit their own glass that hard.
Meanwhile, Clewiston had to suffer through a 62-31 loss at the hands of LaBelle.
Clewiston's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for East Lee County, their loss dropped their record down to 2-12.
Everything came up roses for East Lee County against Clewiston in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, as the team secured a 60-23 victory. Will East Lee County repeat their success, or does Clewiston have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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