Lecanto suffered their biggest defeat since October 20, 2023 on Saturday. They had to suffer through a 40-13 loss at the hands of the Vanguard Knights. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 163rd, while the Knights are ranked 41st).
Despite the loss, Lecanto still got an impressive performance from Jt Tipton, who threw for 167 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 43 yards.
With the loss, Lecanto broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-2. As for Vanguard, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 6-1.
Lecanto is taking a road trip to take on Hernando at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lecanto is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road dating back to last season. As for Vanguard, they and South Sumter are set to duel on Friday. South Sumter will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
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