The Leesburg Yellow Jackets will take on the Springstead Eagles at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Leesburg sitting on three straight wins and Springstead on four.
Leesburg is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They blew past Lecanto 55-25. The Yellow Jackets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Springstead beat Vanguard 53-41 on Thursday. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 127th, while the Knights are ranked 310th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Springstead's win came from a few key players Leesburg will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Addisson Osborne, who went 7 of 11 en route to 16 points. Ariana Willoughby was another key player, putting up 11 points and three steals.
Springstead smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 15 offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests.
Springstead pushed their record up to 20-5 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.3 points over those games. As for Leesburg, their win bumped their record up to 11-9.
Leesburg might still be hurting after the 31-9 loss they got from Springstead in their previous matchup back in December of 2021. Can Leesburg avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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