Carver was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 13th straight defeat dating back to last season. They were outmatched by the Lane Tech Champions and fell 85-33. While losing is never fun, the Challengers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 654th, while the Champions are ranked 49th).
When it comes to explaining why Carver lost, don't look at Keontae Williams. Despite the final result, he posted 16 points.
It was another big night for Dalton Scantlebury, who went 5 of 7 en route to 16 points along with seven boards and five assists for Lane Tech. Scantlebury's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Szafoni, who earned 12 points.
Carver's loss dropped their record down to 0-12. As for Lane Tech, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 16-10 record this season.
Carver does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lane Tech, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 63-45 win against Agricultural Science on the 6th.
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