The Lecanto Panthers will take on the Leesburg Yellow Jackets on Friday. Lecanto is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last eight games.
Lecanto is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They enjoyed a cozy 65-51 win over Vanguard.
Meanwhile, Leesburg took their game on Wednesday with ease, bagging a 77-31 victory over Springstead. Given the Yellow Jackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 84th, while the Eagles are ranked 311th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lecanto is also on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 24-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.4 points per game. As for Leesburg, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-7.
Lecanto was able to grind out a solid victory over Leesburg when the teams last played back in January, winning 51-42. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lecanto since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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