Basketball Recap: Tampa Bay Tech Takes a Loss

Tampa Bay Tech was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They took a 61-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lake Gibson Braves.

Despite the loss, Tampa Bay Tech still got an impressive performance from Evan Clark, who went 8 of 14 en route to 29 points and three steals. Clark's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Aamir Stafford, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 11 boards.

Lake Gibson found their leader in sophomore A'Darrion Willis, who posted 28 points. With that strong performance, Willis is now averaging an impressive 16.8 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Auree Lewis, who put up seven points.

Tampa Bay Tech's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Lake Gibson, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-3.

Tampa Bay Tech didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 72-34 defeat against Jesuit on the 10th. As for Lake Gibson, they are taking a road trip to take on Bell Creek Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Lake Gibson knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Bell Creek Academy likes a good challenge.