Basketball Game Preview: Memphis Business Academy Execs vs. Lakeland Preparatory Lions

Memphis Business Academy has gone a perfect 5-0 against Lakeland Preparatory recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Memphis Business Academy Execs will take on the Lakeland Preparatory Lions at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Memphis Business Academy has 16 straight victories, Lakeland Preparatory has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Memphis Business Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They breezed past Wooddale to the tune of 79-19. The Execs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 games by 22 points or more this season.

Tarrin Hill

Points

02/28/25 vs Wooddale	19
02/25/25 vs Trezevant	19
02/22/25 vs Douglass	17
02/15/25 vs Mitchell	21
02/07/25 @ Lakeland Preparatory	17

Memphis Business Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Tarrin Hill, who dropped a triple-double with 19 points, ten assists, and 13 steals. Hill's evening made it five games in a row in which she has scored at least 17 points. Curnesha Taylor was another key player, almost dropping a double-double with 22 points and nine steals.

Hill wasn't the only one working in the assist department: Memphis Business Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in five consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, Lakeland Preparatory didn't have quite enough to beat Trezevant last Saturday and fell 46-44.

Memphis Business Academy's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-7. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.4 points on average over those games. As for Lakeland Preparatory, their loss dropped their record down to 16-9.

Everything came up roses for Memphis Business Academy against Lakeland Preparatory in their previous meeting back in February, as the team secured a 52-16 victory. Does Memphis Business Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lakeland Preparatory turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.