New Living Word was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were outmatched by the Lincoln Prep Panthers and fell 65-34. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 371st, while the Panthers are ranked 132nd).
New Living Word's loss dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Lincoln Prep, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-8.
New Living Word will square off against Oakdale at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Oakdale knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully New Living Word likes a good challenge. Lincoln Prep has already played their next match (against Arcadia), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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