Basketball Recap: Langtree Charter Academy Comes Up Short

Langtree Charter Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They had to suffer through a 72-34 loss at the hands of the Pine Lake Prep Pride. If the Lions were looking for revenge after losing 77-54 to them when the teams met, then they'll just have to keep looking.

Dom Ruff was Langtree Charter Academy's leading scorer, having posted six points. Jerel Brawley took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with three assists.

Pine Lake Prep was led to victory by Jamie Lawson and Joseph Bruce. Lawson posted 15 points in addition to eight assists and eight boards, while Bruce scored 16 points and seven steals. The dominant performance also gave Lawson a new career-high in steals (six). Another player making a difference was Chris Luceri, who had 12 points.

Langtree Charter Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Pine Lake Prep, they pushed their record up to 12-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home.

Langtree Charter Academy has already played their next match, an 84-71 win against Mountain Island Charter on the 16th. As for Pine Lake Prep, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 51-48 loss against Corvian Community on the 17th.