Basketball Recap: Lakeland Preparatory Extends Winning Streak to Four

Lakeland Preparatory hadn't done well against Memphis Business Academy recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Lakeland Preparatory Lions managed a 72-66 victory over the Memphis Business Academy Execs. The win was all the more spectacular given the Lions' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 282nd, while the Execs are ranked 132nd).

Lions

Previous 4 Games

02/07/25 vs Memphis Business Academy	72-66
02/05/25 vs Trezevant	67-48
02/03/25 @ Tipton Christian Academy	84-30
01/31/25 @ KIPP Collegiate	57-28

The victory (which was Lakeland Preparatory's fourth in a row) raised their record to 13-11. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.0 points over those games. As for Memphis Business Academy, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-7.

Coming up, Lakeland Preparatory will square off against Memphis Rise Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Lakeland Preparatory's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last ten games. Memphis Business Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.