Basketball Recap: Life Prep Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Jan 21, 2025, 7:18pm

Basketball Recap: Life Prep Fire vs. Douglass Trojans

On Friday, the Life Prep Fire ended up a good deal behind the Douglass Trojans and lost 61-43.

Akari Major

Points (Career)

01/17/25 @ Douglass12
01/10/25 vs Hillcrest10
01/18/24 vs Frontenac9
01/20/24 vs Fort Scott9
12/07/23 vs Roosevelt6

Despite the loss, Life Prep saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Akari Major posted 12 points in addition to six boards and four steals. The dominant performance gave Major a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Laterro Young, who had 11 points.

Life Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 10-7. As for Douglass, they now have a winning record of 7-6.

Life Prep will take on Tonkawa at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Life Prep is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.4 points per game this season. As for Douglass, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 65-59 victory against Crossings Christian on the 21st.

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