It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Manual can now relate to. They fell 68-58 to the Banning Lewis Academy Stallions on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (57), the Thunderbolts still had to take the loss.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Banning Lewis Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Matthew Lebron, who shot 48% from the field to rack up 25 points in addition to six rebounds and five steals. The dominant performance gave Lebron a new career-high in boards. Jordan Jones was another key player, almost dropping a double-double with nine points and 20 rebounds.
Manual has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 14-9 record this season. Banning Lewis Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season.
Manual does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Banning Lewis Academy, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, an 81-72 loss against Forge Christian on the 8th.
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