Weeki Wachee came tearing into Tuesday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took down the Lecanto Panthers 56-39. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 52-46 on January 7th.
Leading Weeki Wachee to victory were Karly Pasmore and Joelys Rodriquez. Pasmore posted 20 points, while Rodriquez put up eight points in addition to 13 assists and seven boards. The dominant performance gave Rodriquez a new career-high in assists. Reese Halter was another key player, putting up 12 points.
They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Weeki Wachee was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lecanto only racked up ten assists.
When it comes to explaining why Lecanto lost, don't look at Shawna Griffin. Despite the final result, she earned five points along with eight rebounds and five assists. Griffin has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last ten times she's played. Another player making a difference was Sophie Barbieri, who had nine points.
Hornets
| 01/28/25 vs Lecanto | 56-39 |
| 01/23/25 vs Cypress Creek | 48-32 |
| 01/21/25 vs Nature Coast Tech | 43-30 |
| 01/16/25 vs Hudson | 73-37 |
| 01/13/25 vs South Sumter | 58-18 |
| + 3 more games |
Weeki Wachee pushed their record up to 19-5 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.1 points per game. As for Lecanto, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 12-10.
Weeki Wachee will be playing in front of their home fans against Crystal River at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Weeki Wachee is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.5 points per game this season. Lecanto has already played their next game (against Citrus), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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