The Leesburg Yellow Jackets will venture away from home to square off against the Apopka Blue Darters at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Leesburg is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.4 points per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Leesburg came up short against Lake Highland Prep and fell 53-41. The game marked the Yellow Jackets' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Ariyana Hester, who posted 19 points in addition to six rebounds and four steals. Another player making a difference was Alysya Smith, who put up 12 points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Apopka was beaten by Seminole 69-39 on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Blue Darters can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 473rd, while the Seminoles are ranked 60th).
This is the second loss in a row for Apopka and nudges their season record down to 3-6. As for Leesburg, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Leesburg was taken down by Apopka 65-24 in their previous matchup back in January of 2022. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Leesburg was down 43-13.
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