Basketball Recap: Lucas Callahan's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Anderson over Lebanon

Anderson suffered their biggest loss since December 17, 2024 on Wednesday. They came up short against the Lebanon Warriors, falling 83-57. While losing is never fun, the Raptors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 461st, while the Warriors are ranked 227th).

Lucas Callahan

Rebounds (Career)

02/12/25 vs Lebanon	7
01/30/24 vs Loveland	5
01/06/24 @ Ross	4
12/15/23 @ Loveland	4
01/17/25 @ Little Miami	3

Anderson lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Lucas Callahan, who posted 14 points and seven boards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rebounds. Trace Jallick was another key player, putting up 12 points and seven assists.

Anderson dropped their record down to 6-13 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.7 points over those games. As for Lebanon, the win got them back to even at 10-10.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Anderson will host Walnut Hills at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Anderson is facing Walnut Hills at the right time seeing as Walnut Hills is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Lebanon, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Loveland at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Lebanon has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.