Naples was the 71-37 winner over Bishop Verot when they last played one another back in November of 2020, but their luck changed this time around. The Naples Golden Eagles fell just short of the Bishop Verot Vikings by a score of 54-51 on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Golden Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 376th, while the Vikings are ranked 125th).
Bishop Verot's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Austin Leslie led the charge by going 6 of 11 en route to 16 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jerry Ashley, who posted six points in addition to 14 boards and six blocks.
Naples' defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-12. As for Bishop Verot, their win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 15-8.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Naples will square off against Lehigh at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Lehigh knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight contests -- so hopefully Naples likes a good challenge. As for Bishop Verot, they and Belen Jesuit will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday without much rest having both just played.
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