Vanguard lost against West Port back in December of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Vanguard Knights took a blow against the West Port Wolf Pack, falling 49-19. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 239th, while the Wolf Pack are ranked 39th).
| 12/20/24 vs West Port | 2 |
| 12/19/24 @ North Marion | 2 |
| 12/17/24 @ Eustis | 7 |
| 12/13/24 @ South Sumter | 3 |
| 12/12/24 @ Forest | 3 |
Despite the loss, Vanguard had strong showings from Sanaria Gunsby, who posted six points, and Jerkiah Richardson, who put up four points. Gunsby has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last eight times she's played.
West Port was led to victory by Aaliyah Grant and Caniyah Graham. Grant went 7 of 14 on her way to 16 points, while Graham had 12 points. Another player making a difference was Rayniah Gould, who posted four points and three steals.
Vanguard has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-5 record this season. As for West Port, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 9-3.
Vanguard will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Lake Weir at 7:30 p.m. on January 8, 2025. Vanguard is facing Lake Weir at the right time seeing as Lake Weir is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for West Port, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 57-49 victory against North Florida Educational Institute on the 21st.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
