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Link AcademyLife Prep
Lions
40
Fire
45

The Life Prep (Park City, KS) varsity basketball team won Friday's neutral non-conference game against Link Academy (Branson, MO) by a score of 45-40.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Link Academy----40
Life Prep----45
Final score provided by J. Henry.
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Game Story

Missouri High School Basketball - Link Academy nipped by Life Prep

January 19, 2024: Branson, MO 65616

The Life Prep Fire tipped the host Link Academy Lions basketball team by a final score of 45-40 in Friday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Fire face the Example Academy National Eagles (Frankfort, IL) in a non-league game, on Saturday, January 20. Life Prep will attempt to move on its 7-4 season record. The Eagles enter the game with a 10-6 record after their 58-53 non-league win over Grind Prep (Oklahoma City, OK).

With the defeat, Link Academy moves to 5-8 on the year. The Lions travel to Whitney Young (Chicago, IL) to face the Dolphins in a non-league game on Sunday, January 21. The Dolphins enter the game with a record of 15-5. Whitney Young won 53-49 in their recent non-league game against Butler (Chicago, IL)

Rankings & Records

Link Academy (23-24)

MO
29
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
7-142-20-23-24-10.333.5001,0861,088

Life Prep (23-24)

KS
9
OverallHomeAwayNeutralWin %PFPA
10-50-14-26-2.667807747

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Link Academy		6.010.610.212.434.051.7
Life Prep		13.011.512.521.0-53.8

Head-to-Head

  • Life Prep won on 1/19/2024
    1/19 @ 4pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Link Academy----40
    Life Prep----45

    The Link Academy (Branson, MO) varsity basketball team lost Friday's neutral non-conference game against Life Prep (Park City, KS) by a score of 45-40.

    Box score
  • Life Prep won on 2/12/2024
    2/12 @ 12pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Link Academy----53
    Life Prep----57

    The Link Academy (Branson, MO) varsity basketball team lost Monday's neutral tournament game against Life Prep (Park City, KS) by a score of 57-53.

    Box score

Team Stat Comparison

Link AcademyLife Prep
7.5Points Per Game-
3.6Rebounds Per Game-
1.1Assists Per Game-
0.8Steals Per Game-
0.3Blocks Per Game-

Team Leaders

Link AcademyLife PrepNational Avg.
#24 Bre'Aria Cannon11.0Points Per Game
-
4.2
#3 Yves Cox8.0Rebounds Per Game
-
2.8
#2 Janyla Bush4.5Assists Per Game
-
0.9
#24 Bre'Aria Cannon2.0Steals Per Game
-
1.1
#14 Lailah Hatcher0.5Blocks Per Game
-
0.3

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Link Academy2-4Life Prep2-3
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/3/23Link AcademyDream City Christian National(W) 67-5912/1/23Life PrepDream City Christian National(W) 50-30
12/14/23Link AcademyGrind Prep(L) 66-5712/15/23Life PrepGrind Prep(W) 74-56
1/9/24Link AcademyGrind Prep(W) 70-67
2/11/24Link AcademyGrind Prep(L) 68-57
2/23/24Grind PrepLink Academy
12/15/23Link AcademyDME Academy(L) 56-3812/16/23Life PrepDME Academy(L) 72-54
1/20/24Link AcademyLegacy Early College(L) 60-5712/14/23Legacy Early CollegeLife Prep(L) 59-48
2/11/24Life PrepLegacy Early College(L) 59-46

Record Breakdown

Link Academy (23-24)

Life Prep (23-24)
7-14
Overall
10-5
2-2
League
0-0
2-8
Non-League
6-2
0-2
Head to Head
2-0
2-4
Common Opponent
2-3
0-2
Home
0-1
3-2
Away
4-2
4-10
Neutral
6-2
0-0
Playoff
0-0
1-1
In-State
2-0
6-13
Out-of-State
8-5