Leto was the 49-45 winner over Blake when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Leto Falcons were beaten by the Blake Yellow Jackets 83-27 on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 617th, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 21st).
Izaiah Vazquez was Leto's leading scorer, having posted eight points. Kenneth Riggs held things down on the boards with four rebounds.
Leading Blake to victory were Joshua Lewis and Joe Philon. Lewis shot 4-for-4 from downtown and almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine boards, while Philon went 8 of 13 on his way to 20 points along with six boards and three steals. Lewis' evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of TJ Daniels, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 12 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Leto and nudges their season record down to 1-7. As for Blake, they pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Leto wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, an 81-56 defeat against Plant City on the 11th. As for Blake, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 56-51 win against Plant on the 13th.
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