Eustis is 2-8 against Leesburg since December of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Eustis Panthers will head out to take on the Leesburg Yellow Jackets at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Leesburg is hoping to do what Mount Dora Christian Academy couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Eustis' winning streak, which now stands at four games. Eustis breezed by Mount Dora Christian Academy to the tune of 64-35. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 41-15.
Eustis' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Lomar Sparrow led the charge by putting up nine points along with seven assists and five boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Timothy Key, who went 6 of 14 on his way to 15 points.
Meanwhile, Leesburg scored the most points they've had this season on Tuesday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of Lake Minneola by a score of 70-68. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (64), the Yellow Jackets still had to take the loss.
Leesburg's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-3. As for Eustis, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
Eustis beat Leesburg 71-64 in their previous meeting back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eustis since the team 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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