Lakeland Preparatory was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a hard 79-63 fall against the Memphis Business Academy Execs. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 330th, while the Execs are ranked 92nd).
Leading Memphis Business Academy to victory were Larry Benson and Ethan Caswell. Benson shot 5-for-9 from beyond the arc and dropped a double-double on 24 points and ten assists, while Caswell dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten rebounds. Benson's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Caleb Carpenter was another key player, going 7 of 11 on his way to 15 points.
Lakeland Preparatory's defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 4-8. As for Memphis Business Academy, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-5.
Lakeland Preparatory will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Margolin Hebrew Academy at 7:30 p.m. Lakeland Preparatory is facing Margolin Hebrew Academy at the right time seeing as Margolin Hebrew Academy is stuck on a three-game losing streak. Memphis Business Academy has already played their next match (against Christian Brothers), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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