The Life Prep Fire are ranked highly in their home state, and on Sunday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of the Legacy Early College Lions. Life Prep took a 59-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of Legacy Early College. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Life Prep of the 59-48 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in December of 2023.
Legacy Early College's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Mela Hollaway led the charge by scoring 23 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Janyia Williams, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 rebounds.
Life Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 9-5. As for Legacy Early College, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season.
Life Prep didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 57-53 win vs. Link Academy on the 12th. Legacy Early College has also already played their next matchup, a 72-33 victory against D on the 12th.
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