Preview: Lebanon Yellowjackets vs. Lafayette Lancers
The Lebanon Yellowjackets will head out on the road to face off against the Lafayette Lancers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Lebanon focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Tuesday.
After a string of three wins, Lebanon's good fortune finally ran out. They suffered a rough 60-35 loss at the hands of Kickapoo. While losing is never fun, Lebanon can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 105th, while Kickapoo is ranked second).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Cooper Berry, who scored 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Wyatt Carr, who scored eight points along with seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Lafayette ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 71-69 win over Central. Lafayette's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Lebanon's loss dropped their record down to 17-10. As for Lafayette, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-6.
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