The Leesburg Yellow Jackets will venture away from home to face off against the Central Florida Christian Academy Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Leesburg took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Everything went their way against South Sumter as Leesburg made off with a 71-49 win.
Meanwhile, Central Florida Christian Academy came tearing into Saturday's game with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.1 points) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 67-42 victory. Given Central Florida Christian Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 74th, while Trinity Christian Academy is ranked 492nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leesburg is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.3 points per game. As for Central Florida Christian Academy, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-4.
Leesburg didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Central Florida Christian Academy when the teams last played back in December of 2022, but they still walked away with a 63-59 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Central Florida Christian Academy's Eduardo Placer, who went 10 of 15 en route to 26 points. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be easier for Leesburg to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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