The Lighthouse Christian Chargers pushed their score all the way to 59 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 64-59 hit to the loss column at the hands of Manhattan HomeSchool CHIEF. While losing is never fun, Lighthouse Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 311th in Missouri, while Manhattan HomeSchool CHIEF is ranked 103rd in Kansas).
Lee Stinson and Elijah Rahn certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Stinson scored 19 points, while Rahn scored 15 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. Rahn has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Gray, who scored six points.
Lighthouse Christian has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 15-13 record this season. As for Manhattan HomeSchool CHIEF, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
Lighthouse Christian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 39-36 loss vs. Wichita Defenders HomeSchool on the 22nd. Manhattan HomeSchool CHIEF has also already played their next game, a 48-43 win against Northeast Kansas Nighthawks HomeSchool on the 23rd.
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