Dr. Krop was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a blow against the Coral Park Rams, falling 75-45. The Lightning lost against the Rams in their previous head to head back in January of 2020, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 74-69 score last time.
Despite the defeat, Dr. Krop saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Johans Richards dropped a double-double on 20 points and 17 rebounds. That was a full 44.4% of Dr. Krop's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Luis Cassanova was another key player, putting up nine points along with five boards and three steals.
Coral Park was led to victory by Angel Lara and Noah Lara. Angel earned 19 points in addition to seven rebounds and four steals, while Noah went 5 for 6 on his way to 12 points along with five boards and four steals. The dominant performance gave Noah a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Alejandro Camacho, who scored 12 points.
Dr. Krop's loss dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Coral Park, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
Dr. Krop has already played their next match, an 88-47 defeat against Sports Leadership & Management on the 15th. As for Coral Park, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 91-35 loss against Columbus on the 15th.
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