After both having extra time off, the Lehigh Lightning and the Lely Trojans will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Lehigh ended up a good deal behind Gateway and lost 53-38. While losing is never fun, the Lightning can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 320th, while the Eagles are ranked 104th).
Meanwhile, Lely came up short against Seacrest Country Day last Friday and fell 46-37. The defeat continues a trend for the Trojans in their matchups with the Stingrays: they've now lost four in a row.
Lehigh will need focus on slowing down Zashlie Andris, one of several Lely players who made an impact when they last played. She posted 11 points. Another player making a difference was Maggie Poling, who earned nine points.
This is the second loss in a row for Lehigh and nudges their season record down to 3-5. As for Lely, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Lehigh came up short against Lely in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 60-51. Can Lehigh avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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