Derek Scott, Jr commands the offense for Lions win

By Team Reports Feb 23, 2024, 5:16am

Recap: Lighthouse College Prep Academy Lions vs. Calumet New Tech Warriors

Even though the Calumet New Tech Warriors scored an imposing 60 points on Thursday, the Lighthouse College Prep Academy Lions still came out on top. Lighthouse College Prep Academy took their contest against Calumet New Tech 67-60. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Lighthouse College Prep Academy.

Lighthouse College Prep Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Derek Scott, Jr, who scored 22 points along with five steals. Scott, Jr is crushing the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was DeQuan Jones, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 13 rebounds.

Despite the loss, Calumet New Tech still got an impressive performance from Eric Allen, who scored 28 points along with six assists and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Allen has scored all season. Javon Lawrence was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with seven rebounds and three blocks.

Lighthouse College Prep Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-10 record this season. As for Calumet New Tech, they dropped their record down to 6-15 with that loss, which was their fifth straight at home.

Lighthouse College Prep Academy will take on Chicago Vocational at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Lighthouse College Prep Academy is facing Chicago Vocational at the right time seeing as Chicago Vocational is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Calumet New Tech, they will head out on the road to take on Highland at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Highland focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 last Friday.

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