The Lemon Bay Manta Rays will square off against the LaBelle Cowboys/Cowgirls on Thursday. Lemon Bay will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Lemon Bay is headed into the contest having just posted their biggest win since November 30, 2023 on Friday. They blew past Island Coast 61-25. Given the Manta Rays' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 167th, while the Gators are ranked 554th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, LaBelle scored the most points they've had this season on Thursday, but it wasn't enough. They took a 64-54 hit to the loss column at the hands of Estero.
LaBelle's defeat dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Lemon Bay, their victory bumped their record up to 11-9.
Lemon Bay strolled past LaBelle in their previous matchup back in January of 2022 by a score of 49-32. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lemon Bay 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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